Please note that the content of this book mainly consists of articles that are available online from Wikipedia or other free sources. Adolf Furrer (December 9, 1897, in Derendigen; February 10, 1978, in Caracas) was a Swiss teacher, city president, and member of the National Council. Adolf Furrer was born as the son of Johanna Vogt and his namesake father, who was the school caretaker in Derendigen. He completed his teacher training at the seminar in Solothurn, graduating in 1916 with a teaching certificate. He then worked as a teacher in Grenchen from 1918 to 1933. In 1933, he became the city mayor of Grenchen, a position he held until 1960. From 1935 to 1963, Furrer served as a member of the National Council for the Social Democrats.