Fankhauser came from Trub and was the son of a sawmill operator. He attended the Protestant teachers’ seminary Muristalden in Bern and from 1894 worked at the seminary school in Schiers. From 1900 he devoted himself to the Evangelical Society of the Canton of Bern and wrote various religious-educational publications. From 1921 to 1938 he was director of the Muristalden Seminary.

Terrain model made by Fankhauser (details on Swiss Relief Catalogue)

• Switzerland in two different sizes, 1937/1939
• Tössegg

[1] This article bases on Mair, Toni. Grieder, Susanne. Das Landschaftsrelief – Symbiose von Wissenschaft und Kunsthandwerk. Mit Schweizer Reliefkatalog. Verlag hier+jetzt. Baden, Schweiz. 2006. S.158.

See also:

• • Gottfried Fankhauser (German Wikipedia)
  • Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz. Gottfried Fankhauser. 2005.