1855 in Switzerland
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The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1855 in Switzerland.
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 - Adolf Frey, writer and literary historian (d. 1920)
- July 16 - Rodolphe Lindt, chocolate manufacturer and inventor (d. 1909)
- September 16 - Eugène Penard, biologist (d. 1954)
- December 19 - Carl Joseph Schröter, botanist (d. 1939)
- Arnold Lang, naturalist (d. 1914)
- Meta von Salis, feminist and historian (d. 1929)
Deaths
- February 6 - Josef Munzinger, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1791)
- March 29 - Henri Druey, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1799)
References
- ^ "Grevillea ramosissima ". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "Grevillea thyrsoides". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Swiss Society of New Orleans records, 1855-2010". Tulane University. Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
