Numa Droz
Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, he was elected to cantonal government of Neuchâtel in 1871 and to the Swiss Council of States in 1872.[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."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.
member of the Swiss Federal CouncilLa Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtelSwiss Council of StatesSwiss Federal CouncilFree Democratic Party of SwitzerlandDepartment of Home AffairsPolitical DepartmentPresident of the ConfederationDepartment of Foreign AffairsBerne ConventionrailwayBernina PassNeue Zürcher ZeitungHistorical Dictionary of SwitzerlandSwiss ParliamentGottlieb RingierPresident of the Council of StatesJohann Jakob SulzerPaul CérésoleAdrien LachenalPresident of the Swiss ConfederationFurrerMunzingerFrey-HeroséStämpfliFornerodKnüselSchenkCérésoleSchererHammerBavierRuchonnetDeucherHertensteinHauserLachenalMüllerBrennerComtesseRuchetForrerHoffmannDecoppetSchulthessCalonderScheurerChuardHäberlinPilet-GolazMingerBaumannWetterE. CelioStampflivon SteigerKobeltPetitpierreSteigerRubattelFeldmannStreuliHolensteinChaudetWahlenSpühlervon MoosTschudiSchaffnerBonvinGnägiN. CelioBruggerGraberFurglerRitschardHürlimannChevallazHoneggerAubertSchlumpfDelamurazKollerFelberVilligerDreifussLeuenbergerCouchepinSchmidCalmy-ReyLeuthardWidmer-SchlumpfMaurerBurkhalterSommarugaSchneider-AmmannBersetParmelinCassisAmherdKeller-Sutter