1857 in Switzerland explained

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

• 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]

Notes and 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
2. Book: Oechsli, Wilhelm . 1922 . 439–446 . History of Switzerland, 1499-1914 . Cambridge historical series . G. W. Protbero . Eden Paul . Cedar Paul . Cambridge University Press .
3. Book: Trebein, Bertha Eleanor . 1916 . 19 . Theodor Fontane as a critic of the drama . Columbia University Germanic studies . Columbia University Press .
4. Web site: Ernest Chuard . www.admin.ch . 26 February 2024 . en.
5. Web site: Stefano Franscini . www.admin.ch . 15 April 2024.