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Johann Jakob Rüttimann

Swiss politician and judge (1813-1876)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 7, 2025
Entity authorityQ15637891 ↗
Source-derived summary

Johann Jakob Rüttimann (17 March 1813 – 10 January 1876) was a Swiss politician, President of the Swiss Council of States (1850/1851 and 1865/1866) and President of the Federal Supreme Court (1854).

External links

"Johann Jakob Rüttimann" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

Biography of Johann Jakob Rüttimann on the website of the Swiss Parliament.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Johann Jakob Rüttimann” as swiss politician and judge (1813-1876). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Johann, Jakob and Rüttimann.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1813, 1876, 1850, 1851—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1813-03-17. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Johann, Jakob and Rüttimann providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Johann Jakob Rüttimann”, the useful work is to connect “swiss politician and judge (1813-1876)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Feb 7, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q15637891. VIAF identifies the subject as 76659511. The Library of Congress control number is n2019025817. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1813, 1876, 1850 and 1851.

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This entry incorporates text from “Johann Jakob Rüttimann” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.