Edmond Davall (25 March 1793 - 18 December 1860) was a Swiss forester and politician.
Edmond Davall (25 March 1793 - 18 December 1860) was a Swiss forester and politician.
Davall was born on 25 March 1793 in Orbe, Vaud, the son of Edmund Davall, an English-born Swiss botanist, and Henriette Crinsoz de Cottens. [1] Davall studied forestry in Germany, graduating in 1816. [1] He married Louise de Joffrey in 1820. [1] Davall distinguished himself as a planner, working in Orbe, Lausanne and Moudon, and played a decisive role in the drafting of Vaud's Forestry Law of 1835. [1]
Davall placed professionals in charge of the districts and published several articles. [1] He was a founding member of the Vaudois Society of Foresters, vice-president of the cantonal forestry commission, and served as a Liberal member of the Grand Council of Vaud from 1843 to 1845. [1] Davall was also a judge at the Vevey district court and a colonel of the Swiss Army artillery. [1] He died on 18 December 1860 in Lausanne, aged 67. [1]
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