Bern, or Berne, is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city". With a population of about 133,000, Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland, behind Zürich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities, had a population of 406,900 in 2014. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000.
The Düsseldorf School of painting is a term referring to a group of painters who taught or studied at the Düsseldorf Academy roughly between 1819 and 1918, first directed by the painter Wilhelm von Schadow.
Karl Ludwig von Haller was a Swiss jurist, statesman and political philosopher. He was the author of Restauration der Staatswissenschaft, a book which gave its namesake to the Restoration period after the Congress of Vienna, and which Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel strongly criticized in §258 of Elements of the Philosophy of Right.
Carl Ahasver von Sinner was a Bernese architect of the Louis XVI period.
The Swiss Red Cross, or SRC, is the national Red Cross society for Switzerland.
Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl was a geologist and physicist who worked as the first head of telegraphy administration in Switzerland. He was the first to promote transnational cooperation for telegraphic networks. In his spare time he was an entomologist who specialised in the orthopteroid insects, and was also a botanist.
Events in the year 1891 in Germany.
Amsoldingen Castle is a castle in the municipality of Amsoldingen in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The castle and associated former collegiate church of St. Mauritius are a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
Riggisberg Castle is a castle in the municipality of Riggisberg of the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
The Frankfurt Main Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was opened in 1828. The cemetery is located directly adjacent to two Jewish cemeteries—the Old Jewish Cemetery and the New Jewish Cemetery, Frankfurt —and together they form one of the largest cemetery areas in Germany. The cemetery is noted for its many monumental graves, its garden architecture and as the site of the graves of many notable individuals.
Alfred Armand Adolf von Steiger, commonly known as Adolf von Steiger was a Swiss Politician from the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (FDP) and jurist, who served as the sixth Chancellor from 1919 to 1925.
The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Bern, Switzerland.
Karl Zeerleder was a Swiss politician who served as the first mayor of Bern.
Friedrich Ludwig von Effinger was a Swiss politician who served as the second mayor of Bern.
Hans Karl Walter von Greyerz was a Swiss Reformed pastor, Christian socialist, and hymn writer.
Samuel Henzi was a Swiss writer, politician and revolutionary. He is chiefly known for his role in the "Henzi conspiracy" of June 1749, which aimed to overthrow the patrician government of Bern.
John Burnaby (1701–1774) was a British diplomat. He was Resident minister to the Swiss cantons.
