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Born January 27, 1844 • La Chaux-de-Fonds • Switzerland
Died December 15, 1899 (aged 55) • Bern • Switzerland
Ferdinand Keller
Swiss archaeologist and prehistorian
Johannes von Müller
Swiss historian
Stefano Franscini
Swiss statesman
Guillaume-Henri Dufour
Guillaume-Henri Dufour
Swiss engineer and army officer
Jakob Stämpfli
Swiss politician
Vinet, Alexandre-Rodolphe
Alexandre-Rodolphe Vinet
Swiss theologian
Giuseppe Motta
Swiss political leader
Charles Pictet de Rochemont
Swiss statesman
Hans Reinhard
Swiss statesman
Henri Guisan
Swiss military leader
Sebastian Hofmeister
Swiss religious reformer
Ludwig Pfyffer
Swiss military leader
Aloys Reding
Swiss politician
Ochsenbein, Ulrich
Ulrich Ochsenbein
Swiss politician
Ulrich Wille
Swiss military leader
Johann Rudolf Wyss
Swiss writer and editor
Alfred Escher
Alfred Escher
Swiss statesman
Furrer, Jonas
Jonas Furrer
Swiss statesman
Johann Conrad Kern
Swiss diplomat
Eugen Huber
Swiss jurist