Wilhelm Matthias Naeff was a Swiss politician and one of the seven initial members of the Swiss Federal Council (1848-1875). Naeff was born into a long-established Rhine-Valley's family. Already his father was an influential merchant. Naeff studied law in Heidelberg (Germany), and after his return to Switzerland, he was elected to the cantonal (state) government of St. Gallen. Naeff is well-known for not interventing in the conflict between liberals and conservatives, … Wikipedia
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