1879 in Switzerland

Simeon Bavier, Swiss Federal Councillor

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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.