1857 in Switzerland

The following is a list of events, births, and deaths in 1857 in Switzerland.

Incumbents

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

Events

 * Hansli Kopp discovers La Tène culture artifacts
 * Hugo Schiff leaves Germany for Switzerland due to political turmoil
 * A conference between France, the United Kingdom, Prussia, and Russia ends the Neuchâtel Crisis as Prussia yields its claim to the principality
 * The first Federal Palace completes construction

Arts and literature

 * Horizons prochains by Madame de Gasparins is published

Births

 * March 14 – Rudolf Thurneysen, linguist and Celticist (d. 1940)
 * June 18 – Arthur Hoffmann, politician (d. 1927)
 * July 12 – Amé Pictet, chemist (d. 1937)
 * July 31 – Ernest Chuard, politician (d. 1942)
 * August 13 – Henri François Pittier, geographer and botanist (d. 1950)
 * November 26 – Ferdinand de Saussure, linguist (d. 1913)
 * César Roux, surgeon (d. 1934)

Deaths

 * July 19 – Stefano Franscini, member of the Swiss Federal Council (b. 1796)