1857 in Switzerland

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
• A conference between France, the United Kingdom, Prussia, and Russia ends the Neuchâtel Crisis as Prussia yields its claim to the principality
• 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)
• 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)

References