1857 in Switzerland

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The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1857 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council:
  • Jakob Stämpfli
  • Jonas Furrer
  • Josef Munzinger
  • Constant Fornerod (President)
  • Friedrich Frey-Herosé
  • Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
  • Stefano Franscini then Giovanni Battista Pioda

Events

The first Federal Palace in 1857.

• 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

• Horizons prochains by Madame de Gasparins is published

Births

• 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

• July 19 – Stefano Franscini, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1796)^[5]

References

1. 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
2. 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.
3. Trebein, Bertha Eleanor (1916). Theodor Fontane as a critic of the drama. Columbia University Germanic studies. Columbia University Press. p. 19.
4. "Ernest Chuard". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
5. "Stefano Franscini". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 15 April 2024.