Jean Jacques Vioget the Forgotten Swiss of Early California

Authors

Mary Jean Aerni, Ph.D.

Keywords

Swiss American Historical Society, Jean Jacques Vioget, California

Abstract

What makes a hero? Do heroes exist in themselves, or only insofar as they are valuable in the folk mythology of their time? What criteria are used to label one man as an important historical personage, whose name and rank are to be noted and memorize, while a contemporary of greater personal achievement is consigned to oblivion?

Recommended Citation

Aerni, Ph.D., Mary Jean (1977) "Jean Jacques Vioget the Forgotten Swiss of Early California," Swiss American Historical Society Newsletter: Vol. 13: Iss. 3, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_newsletter/vol13/iss3/4