When Heinrich Ludwig Burri was born on 14 November 1847, in Saint-Imier, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Heinrich Burri, was 23 and his mother, Marie Anne Zélinda Clémence, was 28. He married Elisabeth Schneider on 5 November 1870, in Saint-Imier, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 6 May 1888, in his hometown, at the age of 40.
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New Federal Constitution combining elements of the U.S. constitution (Federal State with central and cantonal (state) governments and parliaments) and of French revolutionary tradition. The Principles of this constitution are still valid today.
Made capital 1848
Jean Henru Dunant founded the Red Cross in Geneva.
Some characteristic forenames: German Armin, Erna, Hans.
Swiss German: from a pet form of the personal name Burkhard (see Burkhart ).
Albanian: nickname from burrë (definite form burri) ‘man’, figuratively ‘brave man’, ‘man of his word’, and ‘distinguished person’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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