Casimir Pfyffer
Casimir Pfyffer von Altishofen (10 October 1794, in Rome – 11 November 1875) was a Swiss politician and jurist. He was mayor of Lucerne (1832–1835), President of the Swiss National Council (1854/1855) and five times President of the Federal Supreme Court.

Pfyffer (ca. 1850)
Kasimir-Pfyffer-Strasse in Lucerne is named for him.
Works
- Pfyffer, Kasimir (1850). Geschichte der Stadt und des Kantons Luzern: Vom Ursprunge bis zur Staatsumwälzung im Jahr 1798 (in German). Zürich: Orell, Füssli & Co.
- Pfyffer, Kasimir (1852). Geschichte der Stadt und des Kantons Luzern: Geschichte des Kantons Luzern während der letzten 50 Jahre: Staatsumwälzung im Jahr 1798 bis zur neuen Bundesverfassung im Jahr 1848 (in German). Zürich: Orell, Füssli.
- Der Kanton Luzern historisch-geographisch-statistisch geschildert ; ein Hand- und Hausbuch für Jedermann. 2 volumes, St. Gallen: Huber 1858/59.
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External links
- Heidi Bossard-Borner: Pfyffer, Kasimir (von Altishofen) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Biography of Kasimir Pfyffer on the website of the Swiss Parliament.
- Louis Carlen (2001), "Kasimir Pfyffer von Altishofen", Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB) (in German), 20, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 369; (full text online)
- Placid Meyer von Schauensee (1887), "Pfyffer von Altishofen, Kasimir", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), 25, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 717–721
Preceded by Jakob Dubs |
President of the National Council 1854/1855 |
Succeeded by Eduard Eugen Blösch |
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