Louis Vulliemin (7 September 1797, in

Yverdon-les-Bains Yverdon-les-Bains () (called Eburodunum and Ebredunum during the Ancient Rome, Roman era) is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Jura-North Vaudois District, Jura-Nord vaudois of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It ...

– 10 August 1879, in

Lausanne Lausanne ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of towns in Switzerland, city of the Swiss French-speaking Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway bet ...

) was a Swiss

theologian Theology is the study of religious belief from a religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of ...

and historian. He was educated at

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (; ; ; 12 January 1746 – 17 February 1827) was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach. He founded several educational institutions both in German- and French-speaking ...

's institute in Yverdon, then studied theology at the Academy of Lausanne, being ordained as a pastor in 1821. Later on, he was honorary professor of history, philosophy and literature at the Academy (1837–79). From 1847 to 1864 he was also a professor of theology to the faculty of the Free Evangelical Church in Lausanne.Vulliemin, Louis
Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz He was a founding member and first president of the ''Société d'histoire de la Suisse Romande'' (1837–55).

Selected works

With

Charles Monnard Charles Monnard (17 January 1790, in Bern – 13 January 1865, in Bonn) was a Swiss historian. He studied theology in Lausanne, and from 1813 to 1816, worked as a tutor in Paris. From 1816 to 1845 he was a professor of French literature at th ...

, he published a French translation and continuation of

Johann von Müller Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name '' Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" ...

's ''Geschichten schweizerischer Eidgenossenschaft'' with the title ''Histoire de la Confédération suisse'' (18 volumes, 1837–51). He also published an edition of Abraham Ruchat's ''Histoire de la Réformation de la Suisse'' (7 volumes, 1835–38). Other noted works by Vulliemin are: * ''Considérations sur les moeurs des Chrétiens : leur culte et leur gouvernement pendant les trois premiers siècles'', 1829 – Considerations on Christian morals, its religion and government for the first three centuries. * ''Chillon; étude historique'', 1851 – Chillon, historical study. * ''La Suisse historique et pittoresque, comprenant l'histoire, la géographie et la statistique de ce pays, avec un précis des antiquités'', (2 volumes 1855–56, with others) – The historic and picturesque Switzerland, including history, geography, etc. * ''Le canton de Vaud. Tableau de ses aspects de son histoire, de son administration et de ses moeurs'', 1862 – The

canton of Vaud Vaud ( ; , ), more formally Canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of ten districts; its capital city is Lausanne. Its coat of arms bears the motto "Liberté et patrie" on a white-green bicolou ...

; Tableau on aspects of its history, administration and customs.HathiTrust Digital Library
(published works)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vulliemin, Louis 1797 births 1879 deaths People from Yverdon-les-Bains University of Lausanne alumni Academic staff of the University of Lausanne Swiss Protestant theologians 19th-century Swiss historians