1923 in Switzerland explained

The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1923 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council

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• • Karl Scheurer (president)^[2]
    • • Giuseppe Motta Edmund Schulthess
        • • Jean-Marie Musy Heinrich Häberlin Robert Haab
  • Ernest Chuard

Births

• 10 January – Henry Haller, Swiss-American chef (died 2020 in the United States)^[3]
• 10 March – Hedy Schlunegger, alpine skier (died 2003)^[4]
• 23 April – Eugen Huber, jurist and creator of the Swiss Civil Code (born 1849)^[5]
• 21 May – Armand Borel, mathematician (died 2003 in the United States)^[6]
• 4 July – Rudolf Friedrich, politician (died 2013)^[7]
• 18 December – Émile Knecht, rower (died 2019)^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: All federal councillors since 1848 . www.admin.ch . 22 January 2024 . en.
2. Web site: Presidents of the Confederation . www.admin.ch . 22 January 2024 . en.
3. Web site: Thrush . Glenn . Henry Haller, Chef for Five Presidents, Dies at 97 . The New York Times . 6 March 2024 . 18 December 2020.
4. Web site: Olympedia – Hedy Schlunegger . www.olympedia.org . 7 February 2024.
5. Web site: Eugen Huber Legal Scholar, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights Britannica . www.britannica.com . 5 March 2024 . en.
6. Web site: Armand Borel 1923–2003 - Press Release Institute for Advanced Study . www.ias.edu . 19 March 2024 . en . 8 June 2009.
7. Web site: Rudolf Friedrich . www.admin.ch . 19 March 2024 . en.
8. Web site: Olympedia – Emil Knecht . www.olympedia.org . 19 March 2024.