Walther von Bonstetten

Walther von Bonstetten (June 5, 1867 in Bern – November 4, 1949) was among the founders and most important members of the Swiss Boy Scout association Schweizer Pfadfinderbund, was elected President (Zentralpräsident des SPB) in 1918 and kept a leading role until 1942.

He studied law and then became attached to the Swiss embassy in Berlin and then in London.

In 1913, he was among the founders of the Pfadicorps Patria in Bern, one of the early Swiss Scout units.

[3] In 1928, he received the Silver Buffalo Award from the National Court of Honor of the Boy Scouts of America for remarkable and extraordinary achievements for the youth.

He served one year as Honorary Vice-President of the International Committee until his death in 1949.