Franz Lindt

Franz Lindt was a Swiss politician who served as the sixth mayor of Bern.

Personal life

Lindt graduated from the Federal Polytechnic Institute in Zürich.

Career

Lindt began his career as an assistant to the cantonal geodesist. When Rohr was elected to the Executive Council in 1872, Lindt succeeded him as the cantonal geodesist.
In 1894, he was elected to the Grand Council of Bern, where he took over the building department.
Lindt succeeded Eduard Müller as the mayor of Bern when Müller was elected into the Federal Council in 1895. In 1899, he resigned because of a neurological disorder leaving him incapable to fulfill his duties.