Louis Vulliemin (7 September 1797, in Yverdon-les-Bains – 10 August 1879, in Lausanne) was a Swiss theologian and historian.

He was educated at Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi'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. ^[1]

He was a founding member and first president of the Société d'histoire de la Suisse Romande (1837–55). ^[1]

Selected works

With Charles Monnard, he published a French translation and continuation of Johann von Müller's Geschichten schweizerischer Eidgenossenschaft with the title Histoire de la Confédération suisse (18 volumes, 1837–51). ^[2] He also published an edition of Abraham Ruchat's Histoire de la Réformation de la Suisse (7 volumes, 1835–38). ^[3] 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; Tableau on aspects of its history, administration and customs. ^[4]

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