1855 in Switzerland

The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1855 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

 * Federal Council:
 * Jakob Stämpfli
 * Jonas Furrer (President)
 * Josef Munzinger
 * Henri Druey then Constant Fornerod
 * Friedrich Frey-Herosé
 * Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
 * Stefano Franscini

Events

 * ETH Zurich, the Federal Polytechnic, opens
 * Botanist Carl Meissner gives Grevillea ramosissima its current name and first describes Grevillea thyrsoides
 * The Oberwinterthur railway station and Winterthur main railway station open
 * The Swiss Benevolent Society of New Orleans is founded
 * 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)