On 18 December 1875, he was elected to the Swiss Federal Council (becoming the youngest Federal Councillor ever at age 31[1]) and handed over office on 31 December 1892. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland. He was elected President of Switzerland in 1881 and 1887. In 1887, he was considered as a potential civil governor of Crete[2] but he declined.[1]
During his office time he held the following departments:
Droz has been described as a "man of progress" and "one of Switzerland's major political figures".[3] He was appointed by Swiss Government for presiding the ALAI conferences following of which the Berne convention for the protection of literary and artistic works was concluded in 1886. "Numa Droz was an admirable choice for this role from the point of view of authors, as he had a strong interest in copyright matters, and had, in an article ... declared himself in favour of an international convention on literary and artistic property." He was to play a crucial role in the realization of the final convention. In 1898, he suggested a railway over the Bernina Pass which eventually was to be completed after his death.[4]
He was a radical democrat who clashed with Bismarck over a police spying case, the Wohlgemut Affair, in 1889. He died in Bern in 1899.
In La Chaux-de-Fonds a street (rue Numa-Droz, the longest in the town) and in Neuchâtel a square (place Numa-Droz) are named after him. A statue by Charles l'Eplattenier which was erected by the station is at present being renovated and will be placed on Rue Numa-Droz in the autumn of 2012.
Numa Droz, Souvenirs d'un vieux montagnard. Histoire d'un proscrit de 1793. Nouvelle neuchâteloise, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Imprimerie du National suisse, 1869
Numa Droz, Instruction civique : manuel à l'usage des écoles primaires supérieures, des écoles secondaires, des écoles complémentaires et des jeunes citoyens, Lausanne, D. Lebet, 1884
Numa Droz, Études et portraits politiques, C. Eggimann (Genève), F. Alcan (Paris), 1895
Numa Droz, Le rachat des chemins de fer suisses, Bâle et Genève, Georg, 1898
Numa Droz, Essais économiques, Genève, C. Eggimann, 1906
References
^ ab"Biografie des ersten Schweizer Aussenministers: Bundesrat Numa Droz (1844–1899) wird mit einer Monographie gewürdigt" (PDF). Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
^v. Suttner, Bertha (1897). "Zeitschau". Die Waffen nieder!. 6 (8/9): 330–331. ISSN 2199-5486 – via JSTOR.
^"Berninabahn: 100 Jahre alt - aber jung geblieben". SWI swissinfo.ch (in German). Retrieved 2022-11-13.
Archive sources
The Numa Droz collection is conserved in the State Archives of Neuchâtel. It contains documents about his privacy and documents of different fields of research.
DROZ NUMA, Fonds: Numa Droz (1868-1899). Archives de l'État de Neuchâtel.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Numa Droz.
Profile of Numa Droz with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.
numa, droz, january, 1844, december, 1899, swiss, politician, member, swiss, federal, council, 1875, 1892, born, chaux, fonds, elected, cantonal, government, neuchâtel, 1871, swiss, council, states, 1872, december, 1875, elected, swiss, federal, council, becom. Numa Droz 27 January 1844 15 December 1899 was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council 1875 1892 Born in La Chaux de Fonds he was elected to cantonal government of Neuchatel in 1871 and to the Swiss Council of States in 1872 Numa Droz Numa Droz On 18 December 1875 he was elected to the Swiss Federal Council becoming the youngest Federal Councillor ever at age 31 1 and handed over office on 31 December 1892 He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland He was elected President of Switzerland in 1881 and 1887 In 1887 he was considered as a potential civil governor of Crete 2 but he declined 1 During his office time he held the following departments Department of Home Affairs 1876 1878 Department of Trade and Agriculture 1879 1880 Political Department as President of the Confederation 1881 Department of Trade and Agriculture 1882 1886 Political Department as President of the Confederation 1887 Department of Foreign Affairs 1888 1892 Droz has been described as a man of progress and one of Switzerland s major political figures 3 He was appointed by Swiss Government for presiding the ALAI conferences following of which the Berne convention for the protection of literary and artistic works was concluded in 1886 Numa Droz was an admirable choice for this role from the point of view of authors as he had a strong interest in copyright matters and had in an article declared himself in favour of an international convention on literary and artistic property He was to play a crucial role in the realization of the final convention In 1898 he suggested a railway over the Bernina Pass which eventually was to be completed after his death 4 He was a radical democrat who clashed with Bismarck over a police spying case the Wohlgemut Affair in 1889 He died in Bern in 1899 In La Chaux de Fonds a street rue Numa Droz the longest in the town and in Neuchatel a square place Numa Droz are named after him A statue by Charles l Eplattenier which was erected by the station is at present being renovated and will be placed on Rue Numa Droz in the autumn of 2012 Contents 1 Works 2 References 3 Archive sources 4 External linksWorks EditNuma Droz Souvenirs d un vieux montagnard Histoire d un proscrit de 1793 Nouvelle neuchateloise La Chaux de Fonds Imprimerie du National suisse 1869 Numa Droz Instruction civique manuel a l usage des ecoles primaires superieures des ecoles secondaires des ecoles complementaires et des jeunes citoyens Lausanne D Lebet 1884 Numa Droz Etudes et portraits politiques C Eggimann Geneve F Alcan Paris 1895 Numa Droz Le rachat des chemins de fer suisses Bale et Geneve Georg 1898 Numa Droz Essais economiques Geneve C Eggimann 1906References Edit a b Biografie des ersten Schweizer Aussenministers Bundesrat Numa Droz 1844 1899 wird mit einer Monographie gewurdigt PDF Neue Zurcher Zeitung v Suttner Bertha 1897 Zeitschau Die Waffen nieder 6 8 9 330 331 ISSN 2199 5486 via JSTOR http familytreemaker genealogy com users t a t Claire Tatick Fl BOOK 0001 0002 0004 html user generated source Berninabahn 100 Jahre alt aber jung geblieben SWI swissinfo ch in German Retrieved 2022 11 13 Archive sources EditThe Numa Droz collection is conserved in the State Archives of Neuchatel It contains documents about his privacy and documents of different fields of research DROZ NUMA Fonds Numa Droz 1868 1899 Archives de l Etat de Neuchatel External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Numa Droz Profile of Numa Droz with election results on the website of the Swiss Federal Council Numa Droz in German French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland Biography of Numa Droz on the website of the Swiss Parliament Political officesPreceded byGottlieb Ringier President of the Council of States1875 Succeeded byJohann Jakob SulzerPreceded byPaul Ceresole Member of the Swiss Federal Council1875 1892 Succeeded byAdrien Lachenal This article about a Swiss politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Numa Droz amp oldid 1121570083, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
