Adhémar Schwitzguébel

Adhémar Schwitzguébel
Adhémar Schwitzguébel
	Adhémar Schwitzguébel (1875)
Born	15 August 1844; Sonvilier, Bern, Switzerland
Died	23 July 1895 (aged 50); Evilard, Bern, Switzerland
Occupation(s)	Engraver, watchmaker
Years active	1866–1895
Era	Second Industrial Revolution
Organizations	International Workingmen's Association (1866–1872); Anti-Authoritarian International (1872–1877);
Other political; affiliations	International Alliance of Socialist Democracy (1868–1869); Jura Federation (1869–1880);
Movement	Libertarian socialism; Trade unionism;

Adhémar Schwitzguébel (1844–1895) was a Swiss anarchist and trade unionist. Associated with the libertarian socialist faction of the International Workingmen's Association (IWA), he co-founded its Jura Federation and participated in the splinter organisation that became the Anti-Authoritarian International. Schwitzguébel became active in the establishment of workers' organisations in Switzerland, establishing the first trade union of watchmakers in the country before his death from stomach cancer.

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