1855 in Switzerland

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The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1855 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

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

Events

• ETH Zurich, the Federal Polytechnic, opens
• Botanist Carl Meissner gives Grevillea ramosissima its current name[1] and first describes Grevillea thyrsoides[2]
• The Oberwinterthur railway station and Winterthur main railway station open
• The Swiss Benevolent Society of New Orleans is founded[3]
• Switzerland opens a consulate in Sydney, Australia

Arts and literature

• Green Henry is first published

Births

• February 18 – Adolf Frey, writer and literary historian (d. 1920)[4]
• July 16 – Rodolphe Lindt, chocolate manufacturer and inventor (d. 1909)
• September 16 – Eugène Penard, biologist (d. 1954)
• December 19 – Carl Joseph Schröter, botanist (d. 1939)
• Arnold Lang, naturalist (d. 1914)
• Meta von Salis, feminist and historian (d. 1929)

Deaths

• February 6 – Josef Munzinger, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1791)[5]
• March 29 – Henri Druey, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1799)[6]

References

1. "Grevillea ramosissima ". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
2. "Grevillea thyrsoides". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
3. "Swiss Society of New Orleans records, 1855-2010". Tulane University. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
4. "Adolf Frey | Swiss Poet, Novelist & Historian | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
5. "Martin J. Munzinger". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
6. "Daniel-Henri Druey". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 4 March 2024.