1879 in Switzerland

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See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

Events during the year 1879 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council:[1]
  • Bernhard Hammer (president)[2]
  • Karl Schenk
  • Emil Welti
  • Fridolin Anderwert
  • Numa Droz
  • Simeon Bavier
  • Wilhelm Hertenstein

Births

• 26 March – Othmar Ammann, Swiss-born American engineer (died 1965)[3]
• 18 December – Paul Klee, German-Swiss artist (died 1940)[4]

Deaths

• 13 January – Jakob Dubs, politician (born 1822)[5]
• 1 March – Joachim Heer, politician (born 1825)[6]
• 15 May – Jakob Stämpfli, politician (born 1820)[7]

References

1. "All federal councillors since 1848". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
2. "Presidents of the Confederation". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
3. "Othmar Herman Ammann | Bridge Designer, Structural Engineer & Builder". Britannica. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
4. Ian Chilvers, ed. (January 2004). "Klee, Paul". The Oxford Dictionary of Art (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-860476-1. Retrieved 26 February 2024 – via Oxford Reference.
5. "Jakob Dubs". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
6. "Joachim Heer". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
7. "Jakob Stämpfli". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 15 April 2024.