Historedia
Person

Heinrich von Stephan

Events
3
Episodes
6
Years
1874–1878

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Heinrich von Stephan, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. General Postal Union established by the Treaty of Bern

    1874–1878

    Role: Postmaster-General of the German Reichspost

    1. 9 October 1874 · BernSigning of the Treaty of Bern

      The Treaty of Bern was signed on 9 October 1874, establishing the General Postal Union to unify international postal services.

    2. 1878 · Second Postal Union CongressRenaming to Universal Postal Union

      The General Postal Union was renamed the Universal Postal Union in 1878 due to its large membership.

  2. Universal Postal Union established

    1874

    Role: German Postmaster-General

    1. 1874 · Bern, SwitzerlandFirst Congress of the General Postal Union

      A congress of the new postal union was held in Bern, Switzerland in 1874, during the organization's General Postal Union era.

    2. 9 October 1874 · Bern, SwitzerlandSigning of the Treaty of Bern

      The Treaty of Bern was signed on 9 October 1874, establishing the General Postal Union as an intergovernmental organization.

  3. First commercial telephone exchange opens in New Haven

    1878

    Role: Directed the first state-administered telephone exchange in Friedrichsberg

    1. 1878 · New HavenDistrict Telephone Company Operations

      The District Telephone Company of New Haven began operations in 1878, creating the first exchange, directory, and public phone.

    2. January 1878 · New HavenOpening of the First Commercial Exchange

      Coy designed and built the first commercial US telephone exchange, opening in New Haven in January 1878.

Sources

  1. Treaty of Bern Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-26
  2. Universal Postal Union Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
  3. Telephone exchange Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26