Karl Elsener
- Born
- 1860 · Schwyz.
- Died
- 1918 · Schwyz.
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- politician · designer
- Languages
- German
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Karl Elsener (1860 – 1918) is documented in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Karl Elsener was born in 1860. Karl Elsener died in 1918.
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The recorded working language is German. Work by Karl Elsener is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art.
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1860
Karl Elsener born at Schwyz.
1918
Karl Elsener died at Schwyz.
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