Ferdinand Nigg (, ; 31 October 1893 – 13 July 1957) was a politician from

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who served as the

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from 1945 to 1957, under the government of

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Life

Nigg was born on 31 October 1893 in

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as the son of a baker by the same name and his mother Baltissernée Celina as one of six children. He attended state school in the city. From 1909 to 1911 Nigg worked at the Liechtenstein regional court, then from 1911 in the government chancellery. He became a

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in 1916 and then from 1920 head of the government chancellery. Nigg was involved in establishing an independent stamp policy in Liechtenstein, starting in 1919. He was initially aligned with the

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, before becoming a member of the Christian-Social People's Party from 1920, then briefly the

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, and finally the Patriotic Union when the two parties merged in 1936. He also headed the Intellectual Property Office and was an assistant district attorney from 1920 to 1945. As chairman of the livestock processing commission, he made a contribution to the eradication of

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. After the resignation of

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in 1945, Nigg was appointed the

, under the government of Alexander Frick. From 1942 to 1957 he was a librarian and from 1955 to 1957 secretary of the . He was also an honorary member of the Harmoniemusik Vaduz. NiggFamilyGrave-VaduzCemeteryLiechtenstein RomanDeckert04012024

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Nigg married Rosa Burtscher (5 May 1893 – 18 July 1987) on 9 September 1918 and they had four children together. He died of a heart attack on 13 July 1957, aged 63 years old.

Honours

* : Grand Star of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nigg, Ferdinand 1893 births 1957 deaths Politicians from Vaduz Deputy heads of government of Liechtenstein Christian-Social People's Party politicians 20th-century deputy heads of government of Liechtenstein Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein) politicians Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein