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Charles Louis François Glardon
1825–1887 (age 62)
Cemetery of Châtelaine
Charles Louis François Glardon was a friar devoted to his religious vocation and community.
Louis Micheli
1836–1888 (age 52)
Compesières Cemetery
Louis Micheli was a committed politician whose thoughtful leadership strengthened municipal institutions.
Henri-Frédéric Amiel
1821–1881 (age 60)
Cemetery of Clarens
Henri-Frédéric Amiel was a Swiss writer and philosopher known for his introspective literary works.
Eugène Rambert
1830–1886 (age 56)
Cemetery of Clarens
Eugène Rambert was a Swiss writer and teacher who celebrated the Alps and inspired readers.
Alphée de Régny
1799–1881 (age 82)
Cemetery of the church of Saint-Loup
Alphée de Régny (1799–1881) was a French painter whose career spanned the 19th century.
Armand Leleux
1818–1885 (age 67)
Cemetery of Malval, Dardagny
Armand Leleux was a painter who lovingly depicted the Geneva countryside.
Louise-Émilie Leleux-Giraud
1824–1885 (age 61)
Cemetery of Malval, Dardagny
Louise-Émilie Leleux-Giraud (1824–1885) was a French painter who contributed to the artistic landscape of 19th-centur...
Henri Charles Antoine Baron
1816–1885 (age 69)
Cemetery of Pregny
Henri Charles Antoine Baron was a painter admired for luminous and sensitive depictions.
Frédéric Recordon
1811–1889 (age 78)
Cemetery of Écublens
Frédéric Recordon (8 April 1811, in Rances – 26 November 1889, in Écublens) was a Swiss physician and ophthalmologi...
Johann Matthias Hungerbühler
1805–1884 (age 79)
Friedhof Feldli
Johann Matthias Hungerbühler was a respected lawyer known for fairness and civic counsel.
Ulrich Ochsenbein
1811–1890 (age 79)
Nidau
Johann Ulrich Ochsenbein, colloquially Ulrich Ochsenbein (24 November 1811 – 3 November 1890) was a Swiss jurist, mili...
Anna Katharina Zuberbühler
1840–1890 (age 50)
St. Gallen
Anna Katharina Zuberbühler was a St. Gallen resident known for her quiet devotion to neighbors.
Niklaus Riggenbach
1817–1899 (age 82)
Olten
Niklaus Riggenbach (21 May 1817 – 25 July 1899) was an Alsatian-born Swiss mechanic, railway engineer, politician and ...
Viktor Kaiser
1821–1897 (age 76)
Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus
Viktor Kaiser was a devoted high school professor whose steady guidance shaped generations.
Giovanni Segantini
1858–1899 (age 41)
Maloja
Giovanni Segantini (15 January 1858 – 28 September 1899) was an Italian painter known for his large pastoral landscape...
Gustave Revilliod
1817–1890 (age 73)
Palace of Nations
Gustave Revilliod was a writer and patron remembered for enriching Geneva's cultural institutions.
Alexandre Gavard
1845–1898 (age 53)
Cemetery of Kings
Alexandre Gavard (25 March 1845 – 29 November 1898) was a Swiss politician and President of the Swiss Council of State...
David Peyrot
1831–1890 (age 59)
Cemetery of Kings
David Peyrot was a devoted community member whose warm presence strengthened local ties.
Alice Peyrot née Pictet
1841–1892 (age 51)
Cemetery of Kings
Alice Peyrot née Pictet (1841–1892) was a woman of notable family and social standing.
Léonie Peyrot née Pictet
1841–1892 (age 51)
Cemetery of Kings
Léonie Peyrot née Pictet quietly sustained Geneva's philanthropic and cultural communities.
Jean-Étienne Dufour
1840–1893 (age 53)
Cemetery of Kings
Jean-Étienne Dufour (1840–1893) was a Swiss politician dedicated to public service and governance.
Lydia Welti-Escher
1858–1891 (age 33)
Cemetery of Kings
Lydia Welti-Escher (10 July 1858 – 12 December 1891) was a Swiss patron of the arts.
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
1817–1894 (age 77)
Cemetery of Kings
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac (24 April 1817 – 15 April 1894) was a Swiss chemist whose work with atomic weights ...
Barthélemy Menn
1815–1893 (age 78)
Cemetery of Kings
Barthélemy Menn (20 May 1815 – 10 October 1893) was a Swiss painter and draughtsman who introduced the principles of ...
Alphonse Favre
1815–1890 (age 75)
Cemetery of Kings
Jean Alphonse Favre (31 March 1815 in Geneva – 11 July 1890 in Pregny) was a Swiss geologist.
Daniel Flückiger
1820–1893 (age 73)
Aarwangen
Daniel Flückiger represented Aarwangen with steady politics rooted in listening and practical care.
Karl Schenk
1823–1895 (age 72)
Bremgarten cemetery
Johann Karl Emmanuel Schenk (1 December 1823 – 18 July 1895) was a Swiss pastor, politician, and member of the Swiss F...
Ludwig Hirzel
1838–1897 (age 59)
Bremgarten cemetery
Ludwig Hirzel (23 February 1838 – 1 June 1897) was a Swiss literary historian born in Zürich.
Clemens Busch
1834–1895 (age 61)
Bremgarten cemetery
Clemens August Busch (10 May 1834 – 25 November 1895) was a German diplomat who represented his country at the Berlin ...
Carl Hebler
1821–1898 (age 77)
Bremgarten cemetery
Carl Hebler spent decades mentoring students in the languages and literatures that connect us to the past.
Albert Socin
1844–1899 (age 55)
Wolfgottesacker
Albert Socin (13 October 1844 in Basel – 24 June 1899 in Leipzig) was a Swiss orientalist, who specialized in the rese...
Stephen Born
1824–1898 (age 74)
Wolfgottesacker
Stephen Born (né Simon Buttermilch; 28 December 1824 – 4 May 1898) was a German typesetter and revolutionary.
Ferdinand Dümmler
1859–1896 (age 37)
Wolfgottesacker
Georg Ferdinand Dümmler (10 February 1859 – 15 November 1896) was a German classical philologist and archaeologist bo...
August Socin
1837–1899 (age 62)
Wolfgottesacker
August Socin (February 21, 1837 – January 22, 1899) was a Swiss surgeon and educator born in the town of Vevey.
Johann Jakob Balmer
1825–1898 (age 73)
Wolfgottesacker
Johann Jakob Balmer (1 May 1825 – 12 March 1898) was a Swiss mathematician best known for his work in physics, the Bal...
Anton Winterlin
1805–1894 (age 89)
Wolfgottesacker
Anton Winterlin painted everyday Swiss life with a reverence for quiet beauty.
Karl Burckhardt
1830–1893 (age 63)
Wolfgottesacker
Karl Burckhardt-Iselin (2 July 1830 in Basel – 24 August 1893) was a Swiss politician and President of the Swiss Natio...
Johann Jakob II Stehlin
1826–1894 (age 68)
Wolfgottesacker
Architect Johann Jakob II Stehlin shaped civic and private buildings with balanced grace.
Johann Jacob Bischoff
1841–1892 (age 51)
Wolfgottesacker
Johann Jacob Bischoff was a Swiss surgeon whose medical practice advanced surgical knowledge.
Immanuel Stockmeyer
1814–1894 (age 80)
Wolfgottesacker
Immanuel Stockmeyer was a thoughtful theologian whose pastoral wisdom left a lasting impression on his community.
Christoph Johannes Riggenbach
1818–1890 (age 72)
Wolfgottesacker
Christoph Johannes Riggenbach was a Swiss pastor whose ministry served his congregation.
Charles Auguste Veillon
1833–1898 (age 65)
Wolfgottesacker
Charles Auguste Veillon was a banker known for his steady leadership and civic-minded generosity.
Sophie Heim-Fries
1820–1899 (age 79)
Cemetery Sihlfeld
Sophie Heim-Fries was a woman whose life spanned the nineteenth century in Switzerland.
Jacob Burckhardt
1818–1897 (age 79)
Friedhof am Hörnli
Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt (; Swiss Standard German: [ˈbʊrkhart]; 25 May 1818 – 8 August 1897) was a Swiss hist...
Richard Avenarius
1843–1896 (age 53)
Cemetery Sihlfeld
Richard Ludwig Heinrich Avenarius (born Richard Habermann; 19 November 1843 – 18 August 1896) was a French-born German...
Gottfried Keller
1819–1890 (age 71)
Cemetery Sihlfeld
Gottfried Keller (19 July 1819 – 15 July 1890) was a Swiss poet and writer of German literature.
Arnold Bürkli
1833–1894 (age 61)
Cemetery Sihlfeld
Arnold Bürkli (February 2, 1833 – May 6, 1894) is principally known as a municipal engineer in Zürich, Switzerland.
Louis Ruchonnet
1834–1893 (age 59)
Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery
Antoine Louis John Ruchonnet (French pronunciation: [lwi ʁyʃɔnɛ]; 28 April 1834 – 14 September 1893) was a 19th-ce...
Simeon Bavier
1825–1896 (age 71)
Cemetery Daleu
Simeon Bavier (16 September 1825 in Chur – 27 January 1896 in Basel) was a Swiss politician, member of the Swiss Feder...
Melchior Römer
1831–1895 (age 64)
Enzenbühl cemetery
Melchior Römer (16 June 1831 in Zürich – 2 April 1895) was a Swiss politician, mayor of Zürich (1867–1889) and P...