1902 in Switzerland

← 1901 1900 1899 1902 in Switzerland → 1903 1904 1905
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
See also:	History of Switzerland Timeline of Swiss history List of years in Switzerland

Events from the year 1902 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

• Federal Council:[1]
  • Joseph Zemp (president)[2]
  • Eduard Müller
  • Adolf Deucher
  • Walter Hauser (until October)
  • Ernst Brenner
  • Robert Comtesse
  • Marc-Emile Ruchet
  • Ludwig Forrer (from December)

Births

• 31 January – Willy Spühler, politician (died 1990)[3]
• 10 May – Louis Noverraz, sailor (died 1972)[4]
• 2 June – Giuseppe Lepori, politician (died 1968)[5]
• 13 September – Richard Paul Lohse, painter (died 1988)[6]
• 16 September – Jean Bourgknecht, politician (died 1964)[7]
• 20 December – Rudolf Geigy, biologist (died 1995)[8]

Deaths

• 22 October – Walter Hauser, politician (born 1837)[9]

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. "Willy Spühler". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
4. "Olympedia – Louis Noverraz". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
5. "Giuseppe Lepori". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
6. Ian Chilvers, ed. (January 2004). "Lohse, Richard". The Oxford Dictionary of Art (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-860476-1. Retrieved 19 February 2024 – via Oxford Reference.
7. "Jean Bourgknecht". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
8. RUDOLF GEIGY 1902 – 1995
9. "Walter Hauser". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 4 March 2024.