# Emil Welti

> member of the Swiss Federal Council (1825-1899)

**Wikidata**: [Q116957](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116957)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Welti)  
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## Summary

Emil Welti was born on April 23, 1825, in Bad Zurzach and died on February 24, 1899, in Bern [1][2][3][4][1][2][3][4]. A citizen of Switzerland, he worked as a politician, judge, jurist, and author [1][3][4][1][3][4][5]. He practiced Continental Reformed Protestantism and had a sibling named Johann Jakob Welti [4][6][4]. His child was Friedrich Emil Welti [6][1][4].Welti received his education at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Frederick William University Berlin, and the old Kantonsschule (Albert Einstein House) [3][4]. His career included serving as President of the Swiss Council of States from 1860 to 1866 [1][3][4][7]. He later held the position of Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1867 to 1891 [1][3][4][7]. During his tenure on the Federal Council, he was Head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports from 1867 to 1868 and again from 1870 to 1871 [1][3][4][7].His contributions were recognized with an honorary doctorate from the University of Zurich and honorary citizenship awards [3][4].


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