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Ulrich Ochsenbein

Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (died 1890)

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Born
November 24, 1811
Died
November 3, 1890
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1811

About Ulrich Ochsenbein

Johann Ulrich Ochsenbein, colloquially Ulrich Ochsenbein (24 November 1811 – 3 November 1890) was a Swiss jurist, military officer, politician who most notably served on the Federal Council (Switzerland) from 1848 to 1854. He previously also served on the National Council (Switzerland) briefly in 1848. Ochsenbein is described of having been close to his mother. Until he was fourteen years of age, Ochsenbein attended French-speaking schools until he was aged 14 in Granges-près-Marnand and Moudon. In 1825, the Ochsenbein family relocated to the Bernese Seeland, where his father took another innkeeper position in Nidau.

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The world when Ulrich Ochsenbein was born

Ulrich Ochsenbein was born in 1811. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineLuddite riots against industrial machinery
  • Technology milestoneFirst steamboat on the Mississippi River
  • World population~955M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Madison
  • U.S. population7.5M

1811 versus 2026

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Measure18112026
Population7.5M341 million

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