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Pursuing centralist policies in a very federalist country, he was a main promoter of the 1868 revision of the Swiss constitution.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"15 February 1831","date":"1831-02-15"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361258#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Wipkingen","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q678030"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361258#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"10 July 1912","date":"1912-07-10"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361258#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Bern","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361258#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Switzerland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361258#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361258#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Free Democratic Party of Switzerland","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13850128"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361258#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Charles University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31519"},{"text":"Heidelberg University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q151510"},{"text":"University of Vienna","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165980"},{"text":"University of Zurich","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206702"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361258#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of the Swiss Confederation (1 January 1909 – 31 December 1909)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q688230","start":"1909-01-01","end":"1909-12-31"},{"text":"President of the Swiss Confederation (1 January 1903 – 31 December 1903)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q688230","start":"1903-01-01","end":"1903-12-31"},{"text":"President of the Swiss Confederation (1 January 1897 – 31 December 1897)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q688230","start":"1897-01-01","end":"1897-12-31"},{"text":"President of the Swiss Confederation (1 January 1886 – 31 December 1886)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q688230","start":"1886-01-01","end":"1886-12-31"},{"text":"Councillor of State of Thurgau (1879–1883)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q98502247","start":"1879","end":"1883"},{"text":"Member of the Swiss National Council (1869–1872)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18510612","start":"1869","end":"1872"},{"text":"Member of the Swiss Federal Council","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11811941"},{"text":"President of the Swiss National Council","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2337229"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361258#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Deucher","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361258"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Adolf Deucher born?","a":"Adolf Deucher was born on 15 February 1831 in Wipkingen."},{"q":"What positions has Adolf Deucher held?","a":"Positions held by Adolf Deucher include: President of the Swiss Confederation (1909–1909); President of the Swiss Confederation (1903–1903); President of the Swiss Confederation (1897–1897); President of the Swiss Confederation (1886–1886); Councillor of State of Thurgau (1879–1883)."},{"q":"Where did Adolf Deucher study?","a":"Adolf Deucher was educated at Charles University, Heidelberg University, University of Vienna, University of Zurich."}],"related":[{"name":"Adrien Lachenal","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/adrien-lachenal"},{"name":"Johann Schneider-Ammann","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/johann-schneider-ammann"},{"name":"Jonas Furrer","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jonas-furrer"},{"name":"Philipp Etter","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/philipp-etter"},{"name":"Johann Jakob Scherer","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/johann-jakob-scherer"},{"name":"Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/eveline-widmer-schlumpf"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/adolf-deucher-2d2aaa02f7.jpg","width":500,"height":564,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Unknown author Unknown author","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adolf_Deucher_1885.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Adolf Deucher","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Deucher","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q361258","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q361258","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Adolf Deucher 1885.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Adolf_Deucher_1885.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Adolf Deucher, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Adolf Deucher 1885.jpg — Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain.","cite":"\"Adolf Deucher\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/adolf-deucher. Retrieved 9 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T06:57:02Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-09","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/adolf-deucher","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/adolf-deucher","ne":null}}