1857 in Switzerland
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The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1857 in Switzerland.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
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- Hansli Kopp discovers La Tène culture artifacts
- Hugo Schiff leaves Germany for Switzerland due to political turmoil[1]
- A conference between France, the United Kingdom, Prussia, and Russia ends the Neuchâtel Crisis as Prussia yields its claim to the principality[2][3]
- The first Federal Palace completes construction
Arts and literature
[edit]- Horizons prochains by Madame de Gasparins is published
Births
[edit]- March 14 – Rudolf Thurneysen, linguist and Celticist (d. 1940)
- June 18 – Arthur Hoffmann, politician (d. 1927)
- July 12 – Amé Pictet, chemist (d. 1937)
- July 31 – Ernest Chuard, politician (d. 1942)[4]
- August 13 – Henri François Pittier, geographer and botanist (d. 1950)
- November 26 – Ferdinand de Saussure, linguist (d. 1913)
- César Roux, surgeon (d. 1934)
Deaths
[edit]- July 19 – Stefano Franscini, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1796)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Hugo (Ugo) Schiff, Schiff Bases, and a Century of b-Lactam Synthesis Thomas T. Tidwell Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 2–7 doi:10.1002/anie.200702965 PMID 18022986
- ^ Oechsli, Wilhelm (1922). G. W. Protbero (ed.). History of Switzerland, 1499-1914. Cambridge historical series. Translated by Eden Paul; Cedar Paul. Cambridge University Press. pp. 439–446.
- ^ Trebein, Bertha Eleanor (1916). Theodor Fontane as a critic of the drama. Columbia University Germanic studies. Columbia University Press. p. 19.
- ^ "Ernest Chuard". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Stefano Franscini". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
