Leo Vogel

His Excellency Leo Vogel
Official portrait, Library of Congress c. 1905
Minister of Mission of Switzerland to the United States
In office 11 October 1904 – 31 May 1909
President	Robert Comtesse
Preceded by	Fernand du Martheray
Succeeded by	Paul Ritter
Personal details
Born	Leo Emil Friedrich Vogel (1863-10-23)23 October 1863 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	13 February 1946(1946-02-13) (aged 82) Horw, Switzerland
Spouse	Elisabeth "Lisbeth" Wille ​ ​ (m. 1909)​
Occupation	Attorney, diplomat

Leo Emil Friedrich Vogel colloquially Leo Vogel (23 October 1863 – 13 March 1946) was a Brazilian-born Swiss attorney and diplomat who most notably served as Swiss Minister to the United States from 1904 to 1909.^[1]

Vogel was born 23 October 1863 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the older of two sons, to Johannes Vogel, a merchant, and Wilhelmine Vogel (née Plagge), both originally from Germany. He had one younger brother; Dr. Robert Vogel (1869–1956), a physician in Basel.^[2][3] He studied Jurisprudence at the University of Zurich, Strasbourg, Berlin and Vienna completing his Juris Doctorate in 1889.

After completing his doctorate, Vogel entered the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (then the Federal Department of Political Affairs) in 1891. Until 1904, he held a variety of positions, in Rome, Washington D.C. and Berlin. On 11 October 1904, Vogel was appointed Swiss Minister to the United States, in Washington D.C. He held this position until 1909, resigning due to health reasons. Later he returned to the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs due to financial problems.^[4]

In 1909, Vogel married Elisabeth "Lisbeth" Wille, a daughter of John Wille. They did not have children. Vogel died on 13 March 1946 at his Stutz estate in Horw, Switzerland.^[5]