1897 in Switzerland

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|  | 1897

Switzerland |

* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
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Decades:|

* 1870s
* 1880s
* 1890s
* 1900s
* 1910s

See also:|

* History of Switzerland
* Timeline of Swiss history
* List of years in Switzerland

Events during the year 1897 in Switzerland.

## Incumbents

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* Federal Council:[1]
* Adolf Deucher (president)[2]
* Eduard Müller
* Joseph Zemp
* Walter Hauser
* Emil Frey (until March), then Ernst Brenner
* Eugene Ruffy
* Adrien Lachenal

## Births

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* 21 May – Markus Feldmann, politician (died 1958)[3]
* 27 May – Adolf Portmann, zoologist (died 1982)[4]
* 2 August – Max Weber, politician (died 1974)[5]
* 1 October – Heinrich Gretler, actor (died 1977)[6]
* Félix Bédouret, footballer (died 1955)[7]

## Deaths

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* 8 August – Jacob Burckhardt, historian of art and culture (born 1818)[8]

## References

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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. ^ "Markus Feldmann". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
4. ^ Jaroš, Filip; Klouda, Jiří (7 September 2021). Adolf Portmann: A Thinker of Self-Expressive Life. Springer Nature. pp. 62–63\. ISBN 978-3-030-67810-4.
5. ^ "Max Weber". www.admin.ch. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
6. ^ Bock, ans-Michael; Bergfelder, im (1 September 2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books. p. 169\. ISBN 978-0-85745-565-9.
7. ^ "Olympedia – Félix Bédouret". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
8. ^ Burckhardt, Jacob. Oxford University Press. January 2004. ISBN 978-0-19-860476-1. Retrieved 23 February 2024. `{{cite book}}`: `|website=` ignored (help)

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