Niklaus Riggenbach
Former Member of the Cantonal Council of Solothurn
Niklaus Riggenbach was an Alsatian-born Swiss mechanic, railway engineer, politician and inventor of the rack railway system as well as the counter-pressure brake. Wikipedia
Born: May 21, 1817, Guebwiller, France
Died: July 25, 1899 (age 82 years), Olten, Switzerland
Previous office: Member of the Cantonal Council of Solothurn (1866–1868)
Education: National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts
Nationality: Swiss