Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03

1901 in Switzerland

Explore 3 historical events and records for Switzerland in 1901.

Historical records for Switzerland in 1901

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January

President of Switzerland

Brenner, Ernst · Bern · President of Switzerland · Government / Government of Switzerland

Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.

Other events (month unknown)

Nobel Prize

Dunant, Jean Henri · Oslo · Warfare / Military

Shares the first Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Red Cross and advancing humanitarian cooperation.

Red Cross

Dunant, Jean Henri · Warfare / Military

Awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace, founder of the International Comm of the Red Cross

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