Yule F. Kilcher
Yule Forenorth Kilcher (born Julius Jacob Kilcher; March 9, 1913 – December 8, 1998) was a Swiss-born American homesteader who was a member of the Alaska state senate from 1963 to 1966.
Yule Kilcher | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Alaska Senate from the Kenai Peninsula | |
| In office 1963–1967 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Julius Jacob Kilcher March 9, 1913 Laufen, Switzerland |
| Died | December 8, 1998 (aged 85) Homer, Alaska, U.S. |
| Resting place | Kilcher Family Homestead |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ruth Weber (divorced) |
| Children | 8, including Mossy and Atz |
| Relatives | Jewel (granddaughter) Q'orianka Kilcher (great-granddaughter) |
| Residence | Kachemak, Alaska |
| Alma mater | University of Berne University of Berlin |
| Occupation | Homesteader, politician |
He moved from Switzerland to Alaska in 1936 where he then lived permanently, after returning to Switzerland for a short time in 1939, outside of Homer, Alaska.
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