1851 in Switzerland

The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1851 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council:
• Ulrich Ochsenbein
• Jonas Furrer
• Josef Munzinger (President)
• Henri Druey
• Friedrich Frey-Herosé
• Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
• Stefano Franscini

Events

• Patek Philippe & Co. is founded
• Swiss Federal Council first considers official representation in the Philippines
• The Eidgenössischer Stutzer 1851, the first service rifle used by the Swiss armed forces to be procured by the federal government, goes into service
• The telegraph is organized in Switzerland
• All Swiss weights and measures are unified

Births

• October 6 – Wilhelm Oechsli, historian (d. 1919)

Deaths

• Abraham Constantin, enamel painter (b. 1785)

References