1898 ca, ALTDORF, SWISS: The WILHELM TELL saga, monument in Kapuzinerkloster Allerheiligen in Altdorf. Statue by Swiss sculptor Richard Kissling (1848-1919). William Tell (German: Wilhelm Tell; French: Guillaume Tell; Italian: Guglielmo Tell) is a legendary hero of disputed historical authenticity who is said to have lived in the alpine Canton of Uri in Switzerland in the early 14th century.