1855 in Switzerland
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The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1855 in Switzerland.
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Incumbents
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 â Adolf Frey, writer and literary historian (d. 1920)[4]
- July 16 â Rodolphe Lindt, chocolate manufacturer and inventor (d. 1909)
- September 16 â Eugène Penard, biologist (d. 1954)
- December 19 â Carl Joseph Schröter, botanist (d. 1939)
- Arnold Lang, naturalist (d. 1914)
- Meta von Salis, feminist and historian (d. 1929)
Deaths
- February 6 â Josef Munzinger, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1791)[5]
- March 29 â Henri Druey, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1799)[6]