The following is a timeline of the history of the municipality of Geneva, Switzerland. 1st century BCE – Roman camp "Genava" set up. [1] 4th century CE – Catholic diocese established. [2] 426 – Geneva becomes capital of the Kingdom of the Burgundians. [3] 534 – Franks in power. [4] 563 – Tsunami on Lake Geneva. [5]

Geneva, sketched by Frances Elizabeth Wynne in August 1858. In 1802, the diocese was united with that of Chambéry. The defeat of Napoleonic armies and liberation of Geneva in 1813 by the Austrian general Ferdinand von Bubna und Littitz restored its independence.

in Bern to boost traffic; Zurich follows 1833, Geneva 1850: 1814: Textile Industry: machines have replaced production by hand completely in Switzerland. 1815: Factory Law: Cantonal laws in Zurich and Thurgau prohibits work of children below 10 years. 1817: Emigration

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A glucose factory was opened in 1880. A sweet glucose is produced through the chemical transformation of corn. It was later named the Geneva Grape Sugar Company. In 1888, it was changed again to the Charles Pope Glucose Company. A large explosion damaged the …

Mar 21, 2010 · Geneva-born French poet and playwright Edmond Fleg (1874-1963) is perhaps best known for his 1929 essay, “Why I Am a Jew,” an analysis of a young agnostic’s return to Judaism. In 1956, Beirut-based Jacob Safra and his son Edmond (1932-1999) made Geneva the headquarters of their banking empire.

This layer is a georeferenced raster image of the historic paper map entitled: Plan de Geneve, N. Galais pere, ingeniuer geometre de [1ere] classe; litographie artistique Lelievre-Drache. It was published by Lelievre-Drache in 1880. Scale 1:3,000. Covers Geneva, Switzerland. Map in …

Canton of Geneva by decade: · 1800s · 1810s · 1820s · 1830s · 1840s · 1850s · 1860s · 1870s · 1880s · 1890s · Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.

Jul 11, 2023 · The Geneva databases are a data resource covering the period 1800–1880 for the city of Geneva, and occasionally the canton of Geneva. The research team adopted an alphabetical sampling approach, collecting data on individuals whose …

In 1880, residents of Geneva, Ohio approved a tax levy to construct a monument to honor the community’s Civil War veterans. The memorial’s total cost was five thousand dollars. Designed by David Richards, the monument consists of three sections.