When Jacob Reber was born on 17 July 1825, in Schangnau, Bern, Switzerland, his father, Jakob Reber, was 35 and his mother, Barbara Bieri, was 34. He married Elisabeth Blatter on 3 June 1849, in Koppigen, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 3 March 1887, in Switzerland, at the age of 61.
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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.
German, Alsatian, and Swiss German: occupational name for a vine-dresser or vintner, from Middle High German rebe ‘vine’ + -er agent suffix. Compare Rebert 1.
German: variant of Rebert 2.
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