Johann Heinrich Tschiffeli (1716-1780)

Johann Heinrich Tschiffeli (1716-1780) was one of the Helvetische Gesellschaft's founders in Bad Schinzach and participated in the foundation of the Ökonomische Gesellschaft in Bern. He had expanded a farmstead in Kirchberg near Burgdorf to a grand estate and was widely considered as an authority on agriculture. On the recommendation of Lavater Pestalozzi was admitted to Tschiffeli.