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Switzerland in 1952

Historical records for Switzerland in 1952, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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3Events
3Named people
2Places
3Categories

Historical records

January

1 January 1952President of SwitzerlandKarl Kobelt

Bern · Government / Government of Switzerland

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

Other Events

1952Mount EverestRaymond Lambert

Everest · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Tenzing takes part in two Swiss expeditions led by Raymond Lambert, the first serious attempts to climb Everest from the southern Nepalese side, during which he and Lambert reached the then record height of 8,599 m (28,215 ft)

1952The Childs Concept of NumberJean Piaget

Science / Psychology

Publication of "The Childs Concept of Number"

Names involved

Jean PiagetKarl KobeltRaymond Lambert

Places involved

BernEverest

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.