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Encyclopedia > List of Swiss people

This is a list of famous Swiss and notable people from or resident in Switzerland and cantons forming present-day Switzerland. The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ...


See also: Swiss (people) Main languages in Switzerland[1]: German (63. ...

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Architecture

Francesco Borromini (September 25, 1599 – August 3, 1667 in Rome) was a prominent and influential Baroque architect, and active in Rome and contemporary with the prolific papal architect and often rival, Gian Lorenzo Bernini. ... Mario Botta (born April 1, 1943) is a famous modern architect born in Mendrisio, Ticino canton, Switzerland. ... Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, who chose to be known as Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965), was a Swiss and later French, (Swiss-born) architect and writer, who is famous for his contributions to what now is called Modern Architecture. ... Albert Frey (b. ... Herzog & de Meuron is a Swiss architect firm with an international reputation, founded in 1978 by Jacques Herzog (born 19 April 1950 in Basel) and Pierre de Meuron (born 8 May 1950 in Basel), its two main partners. ... Pierre Jeanneret (1896-1967) was a Swiss architect who collaborated with his more famous cousin Charles Edouard Jeanneret (who assumed the pseudonym Le Corbusier) for about twenty years. ... William Edmond Lescaze (March 27, 1896-February 9, 1969) was a Swiss-born American architect. ... Façade of St. ... Herzog & de Meuron is a Swiss architect firm with an international reputation, founded in 1978 by Jacques Herzog (born 19 April 1950 in Basel) and Pierre de Meuron (born 8 May 1950 in Basel), its two main partners. ... Peter and Paul Cathedral is the most celebrated work by Domenico Trezzini. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and...

Actors

Ursula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is a Swiss actress and a major sex symbol of the 1960s. ... (born March 22, 1941 in Zurich) is a Swiss actor. ... Grock (January 10, 1880, Reconvilier, Switzerland - July 14, 1959, Imperia, Italy), original name Karl (Charles) Adrien Wettach, was a Swiss circus clown whose blunders with the piano and the violin became proverbial. ... Irène Marie Jacob (born July 15, 1966) is a French-born Swiss actress. ... Liselotte Pulver in Heidelberger Romanze (1951) Liselotte Pulver (born October 11, 1929), sometimes credited as Lilo Pulver, is a Swiss actress. ... Emil Steinberger (born January 6, 1933) is a Swiss comedian, writer, director and actor. ... The two faces of Caterina Valente: lady and tomboy. ...

Art

An Agasse painting Jacques-Laurent Agasse (April 24, 1767 - December 27, 1849) was an animal and landscape painter. ... Albert Samuel Anker (April 1, 1831 - July 16, 1910) was a Swiss painter and illustrator noted for his portraits of children. ... Hans (Jean) Arp (September 16, 1886 – June 7, 1966) was a German-French sculptor, painter, and poet. ... For the American actor (this artists grandson), see René Auberjonois Rene Auberjonois (1872 – 1957) was a Swiss painter who studied under the famed French painter Luc-Olivier Merson. ... François-Louis David Bocion, born March 30, 1828 - died December 13, 1890, was a Swiss artist and teacher. ... Self-portrait, oil on canvas, 1872 Arnold Böcklin (16 October 1827 – 16 January 1901) was a symbolist Swiss painter. ... Karl Bodmer, (February 6, 1809-October 30, 1893), was a Swiss painter of the American West. ... Mark Staff Brandl (1955 in Peoria, Illinois) is a notable American-born artist now living primarily in Switzerland. ... Swiss Landscape by Alexandre Calame Alexandre Calame (b. ... Jean Crotti (April 24, 1878 - January 30, 1958) was a French painter. ... Hans Erni (born February 21, 1909 in Lucerne) is an important Swiss painter and sculptor. ... Johann Caspar Füssli (1743 - 1786) was a Swiss painter, entomologist and publisher. ... Fuseli talking to Johann Jakob Bodmer, 1778-1781. ... Johann Kaspar Füssli (9 March 1743 in Zurich - 4 May 1786 in Winterthur) was a Swiss painter, entomologist and publisher. ... Solomon Gessner (April 1, 1730 - March 2, 1788), Swiss painter and poet, was born at Zürich. ... Alberto Giacometti (October 10, 1901 – January 11, 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker. ... Birth machine This image has an uncertain copyright status and is pending deletion. ... Anton Graff (born November 18, 1736 in Winterthur, died June 22, 1813 in Dresden) was a famous portrait artist. ... Eugène Grasset - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... Willi Gutmann is a notable Swiss sculptor. ... Ferdinand Hodler (March 14, 1853 – May 19, 1918) was one of the best-known Swiss painters of the 19th century. ... Angelica Kauffmann Miranda and Ferdinand in The Tempest, 1782. ... Paul Klee (IPA: kleː) (December 18, 1879 to June 29, 1940) was a Swiss painter of German nationality. ... Niklaus Manuel (probably born in 1484 in Bern; died 28 April 1530 in Bern), was a Swiss dramaturg, painter, graphic artist and politician. ... James Pradier, also known as Jean-Jacques Pradier (1790 - June 4, 1852) was a Swiss-born French sculptor best known for his work in the neoclassical style. ... Niki de Saint Phalle Niki de Saint Phalle, née Catherine Marie-Agnes Fal de Saint Phalle (October 29, 1930 - May 21, 2002) was a French sculptor, painter, and film maker. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, born November 10, 1859 – died December 13, 1923, was a Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker. ... Taeuber-Arp on the 50 Swiss Francs note Sophie Taeuber-Arp (19 January 1889 - 13 January 1943) was a Swiss artist, painter, and sculptor. ... Image:Basel. ... Rodolphe Töpffer (January 31, 1799 - June 8, 1846) was a Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricature artist. ... Félix Vallotton was a Franco-Swiss painter, engraver, illustrator and writer (Lausanne 1865-Paris 1925). ... Image:Jawlensky-Derp-Werefkin. ...

Aviation

Armand Dufaux (1883 - 1941) was a Swiss aviation pioneer who became famous for flying the length of Lake Geneva in 1910. ... Walter Mittelholzer (born April 2, 1894 in St. ... Claude Nicollier in a picture from ESA website. ... Dr. Bertrand Piccard (born March 1, 1958) is a Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist born in Lausanne, Vaud canton, on March 1, 1958. ... Yves Rossy (born August 27, 1959) is a Swiss pilot, inventor and aviation enthusiast. ...

Business

  • Carl Franz Bally (1821-1899), founder of the Bally Shoe company
  • Abraham Louis Breguet (1747-1823), watchmaker
  • François-Louis Cailler (1796-1852), chocolatier
  • Louis Chevrolet (1878-1941), automobile engineer
  • Alfred Escher (1819-1882), statesman, businessman and railway constructor
  • Hans Conrad Escher von der Linth (1767-1823), architect of the Lint melioration
  • Louis Favre (1826-1879), engineer of the Gotthard tunnel
  • Nicolas Hayek (born 1928), entrepreneur, chairman, Swatch Group
  • Antoine LeCoultre, entrepreneur and watchmaker
  • Jürg Marquard (born 1945), magazine publisher and Swiss television star (Traumjob)
  • Henri Nestlé (1814-1890), founder of Nestlé S.A.
  • Georges Edouard Piaget (1855-1931), watchmaker
  • Beat Fischer von Reichenbach (1641-1698), held postal monopoly in Berne
  • Daniel Jean-Richard (1665-1741), watchmaker
  • Philippe Suchard (1797-1884), chocolatier
  • William de Vigier (1912-2003), entrepreneur

Carl Franz Bally (October 24, 1821 – August 5, 1899) was a Swiss businessman who founded the Bally Shoe company in 1851. ... The Bally Shoe company was founded as Bally & Co in 1851 by Carl Franz Bally (1821-1899) and his brother Fritz in the basement of their family home in Schönenwerd in the Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. ... Statue of Abraham Louis Breguet in the Père Lachaise cemetery Abraham-Louis Breguet or Bréguet (10 January 1747 – 17 September 1823), born in Neuchâtel in Switzerland, made many innovations in the course of a career in watchmaking in France. ... François-Louis Cailler (1796 – 1852) was the first Swiss producer of chocolate. ... Louis Chevrolet Memorial, Indianapolis Speedway. ... (February 20, 1819, Zurich – December 6, 1882, Zurich, Switzerland) As an important Swiss politician, Alfred Escher became the President of the National Council of Switzerland in 1849/50, 1856/57 and 1862/63. ... Louis Favre Louis Favre (26 January 1826 - 19 July 1879) was a Swiss engineer, remembered as the builder of the Gotthard Rail Tunnel between 1872 and his death in the tunnel in 1879. ... Born in 1928, Nicolas G. Hayek is the Lebanese co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Swatch Group, with principal Headquarters in Biel-Bienne. ... Henri Nestlé, born Heinrich Nestlé (10 August 1814 – 7 July 1890), was the founder of Nestlé S.A., the worlds biggest food and beverage company, as well as one of the main creators of milk chocolate. ... This article is about the company. ...

Linguistics

Saussure Ferdinand de Saussure (pronounced ) (November 26, 1857 – February 22, 1913) was a Geneva-born Swiss linguist whose ideas laid the foundation for many of the significant developments in linguistics in the 20th century. ...

Mathematics

Daniel Bernoulli Daniel Bernoulli (Groningen, February 8, 1700 – Basel, March 17, 1782) was a Dutch-born mathematician who spent much of his life in Basel, Switzerland. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Johann Bernoulli (Basel, July 27, 1667 - January 1, 1748) was a Swiss mathematician. ... Armand Borel (21 May 1923 - 11 August 2003) was a Swiss mathematician, born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, and was a permanent professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton from 1957 to 1993. ... Leonhard Euler (pronounced Oiler; IPA ) (April 15, 1707 – September 18 [O.S. September 7] 1783) was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist, who spent most of his life in Russia and Germany. ... Michel Plancherel (16 January 1885 - 4 March 1967) was a Swiss mathematician. ... Georges de Rham (10 September 1903-9 October 1990) was a Swiss mathematician, known for his contributions to differential topology. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jakob Steiner (18 March 1796 – April 1, 1863) was a Swiss mathematician. ...

Military

Pierre Victor Besenval de Bronstatt (1722-1794), was a French soldier, born at Soleure. ... Categories: People stubs | 1787 births | 1875 deaths | Swiss generals | Swiss cartographers ... Henri Guisan (monument at Avenches) Equestrian statue of Henri Guisan, in Lausanne, Switzerland Henri Guisan (21 October 1874 - 7 April 1960) was the most recent General of the Swiss army, as Commander in Chief during World War II, and probably Switzerlands most famous soldier. ... Hans Herzog (1819 - 1894), Swiss general, was born at Aarau. ... Jomini Antoine-Henri, baron Jomini (March 6, 1779–March 24, 1869), general in the French and afterwards in the Russian service, and one of the most celebrated writers on the art of war, was born at Payerne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, where his father was syndic. ... Christophe Keckeis is the Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces. ... A Swiss army exercise near Glarus, Switzerland. ... Papal Swiss Guards in traditional uniforms Swiss Guards are Swiss mercenary soldiers who have served as bodyguards, ceremonial guards and palace guards at foreign European courts from the late 15th century until the present day (in the form of the Papal Swiss Guard). ... Pius Segmüller (born 8 March 1952) was the commander Swiss Guard in the Vatican (1998-2002). ... Papal Swiss Guards in traditional uniforms Swiss Guards are Swiss mercenary soldiers who have served as bodyguards, ceremonial guards and palace guards at foreign European courts from the late 15th century until the present day (in the form of the Papal Swiss Guard). ... Ferdinand Hodler: Ulrich Wille Conrad Ulrich Sigmund Wille (April 5, 1848-January 31, 1925) was the Swiss General during World War I. Categories: Military biographical stubs | Swiss generals | 1848 births | 1925 deaths ...

Music

Mia (Myriam) Aegerter (born 9 October 1976 in Fribourg) is a Swiss pop singer and actor. ... Ernest Alexandre Ansermet (November 11, 1883 – February 20, 1969) was a Swiss conductor. ... Lys Assia (born March 2, 1924), original name Rosa Mina Schärer, was born in Lenzburg?, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland. ... Urs Toni Bühler (born July 19, 1971 in Willisau, Switzerland) is a classically trained tenor and member of the operatic pop musical quartet, Il Divo. ... Il Divo, Italian for divine male performer, is an international operatic pop vocal group created by pop impresario Simon Cowell, and signed to the Sony BMG music label. ... Dominik Burkhalter (born 1975 in Zurich) is a Swiss bandleader, composer and drummer. ... A drummer in Action A drummer is a person who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Michel Corboz (born February 14, 1934) is a Swiss conductor. ... Claudia DAddio is a Swiss singer who is well-known in her home country as a successful participant in the 2004-2005 reality television show MusicStars. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the fifty-first Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the 18 May 2006 (for the semi-final) and 20 May 2006 (for the final). ... Emile Jaques-Dalcroze (July 6, 1865 - July 1, 1950), was a Swiss musician and educator who developed Eurhythmics, a method of learning and experiencing music through movement. ... Eurhythmics (also Rhythmic Gymnastics, Rhythmics) is an approach to the education of music that was devised by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze. ... Philippe Decourroux (born November 21, 1962) is a Christian Swiss singer-songwriter. ... DJ BOBO René Baumann (born January 5, 1968) better known as DJ BoBo, is a successful Swiss Eurodance musician. ... DJ BOBO René Baumann (born January 5, 1968) better known as DJ BoBo, is a successful Swiss Eurodance musician. ... Edwin Fischer (October 6, 1886 – January 24, 1960) was a Swiss classical pianist and conductor. ... Thomas Gabriel Fischer, earlier known by his stage name of Tom Gabriel Warrior, is a Swiss singer and guitarist. ... Celtic Frost is a heavy metal band from Zürich, Switzerland, best known for their influence on the thrash metal, black metal and death/doom genres. ... Peter-Lukas Graf (born 1929) is a flutist. ... Ernst Haefliger (born July 6, 1919) is a Swiss tenor. ... Heinz Holliger (born May 21, 1939) is a Swiss oboist and composer. ... Arthur Honegger in 1921. ... Philippe Huttenlocher (born November 29, 1942) is a Swiss baritone. ... Christian Jacob is a lyrical jazz pianist who ranks among the top piano improvisers and accompanists working today. ... Michael Jarrell (born October 8, 1958) is a Swiss composer. ... Daniel Kandlbauer is a Swiss pop musician who achieved notoriety on the Swiss reality show MusicStars. ... Kuno Lauener (born on March 17, 1961 in Aarwangen, Switzerland) is the lead singer of Bernese rock band Züri West. ... Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ... Züri West is one of Switzerlands most well-known rock bands. ... Pepe Lienhard, (birth name: Peter Rudolf Lienhard) (born March 23, 1939 in Lenzburg) is a Swiss bandleader and musician. ... CD cover of recordings of Martins cello and violin concertos. ... Ludwig Senfl (born around 1486, died between December 2, 1542 and August 10, 1543) was a Swiss composer of the Renaissance, active in Germany. ... A trumpeter may be one of several things: A trumpeter is a musician who plays the trumpet. ... Eric Tappy (born May 19, 1931) is a Swiss tenor. ... Silvio Varviso (Feb. ... Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ... Andreas Vollenweider (born October 4, 1953) is a Swiss musician. ... Monument to Alberich Zwyssig in Bauen Father Alberich or Alberik Zwyssig (baptismal names Johann Josef Maria) (born 17 November 1808 in Bauen; died 18 November 1854 in Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey) was a Cistercian monk who in 1841 composed the present Swiss national anthem, the Swiss Psalm (Schweizerpsalm). ... The Swiss Psalm is the national anthem of Switzerland. ...

Philosophy

Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... Hans A. Pestalozzi (1929 - July 14, 2004) was a Swiss social critic who, in the prime of life, broke free from the Establishment and started a new life explaining and criticizing late 20th century capitalism, which eventually led to his becoming a bestselling author (Nach uns die Zukunft, Auf die... Peter Bieri (born 21 June 1952) is a Swiss politician and President of the Swiss Council of States for the 2006/2007 term. ... Dominik Perler is a Swiss philosopher. ...

Psychology and Pedagogy

Ludwig Binswanger (1881-1966) was a Swiss psychologist and pioneer in the field of existential psychology. ... Eugene Bleuler (b. ... Carl Jungs partially autobiographical work Memories, Dreams, Reflections, Fontana edition Carl Gustav Jung (IPA: ) (July 26, 1875, Kesswil – June 6, 1961, Küsnacht) was a Swiss psychiatrist, influential thinker, and founder of analytical psychology. ... Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (January 12, 1746 – February 17, 1827) was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer. ... Piaget, by André Koehne Jean Piaget [] (August 9, 1896 – September 16, 1980) was a Swiss philosopher, natural scientist and developmental psychologist, well known for his work studying children and his theory of cognitive development. ... Hermann Rorschach Hermann Rorschach (8 November 1884 Zurich - 2 April 1922 Herisau) was a Swiss Freudian psychiatrist, best known for developing the projective test known as the Rorschach Inkblot Test. ...

Politics

See also: Étienne Clavière (1735 - December 8, 1793) was a French financier and politician. ... Élie Ducommun (February 19, 1833 – December 7, 1906) was a Swiss journalist and peace activist. ... Lester B. Pearson after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize Image:Nobel-medal. ... Jean Henri Dunant (May 8, 1828 - October 30, 1910) (often called Henry Dunant or Henri Dunant) was a Swiss businessman and humanitarian who founded the Red Cross movement. ... Lester B. Pearson after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize Image:Nobel-medal. ... Saint Nicholas of Flüe (Niklaus von Flüe) (1417 – March 21, 1487) was a Swiss hermit and ascetic who is the patron saint of Switzerland. ... Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin (January 29, 1761 – August 12, 1849) was a Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, politician, diplomat, Congressman, and the longest-serving United States Secretary of the Treasury. ... Charles Albert Gobat (May 21, 1843 - March 16, 1914) was a Swiss lawyer, educational administrator, and politician who jointly received the 1902 Nobel Peace Prize with Élie Ducommun for their leadership of the Permanent International Peace Bureau. ... Lester B. Pearson after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize Image:Nobel-medal. ... Georg Jenatsch, commonly called Jürg or Jörg Jenatsch (1596 - January 24, 1639), was a Swiss political leader during the Thirty Years War. ... Jean-Paul Marat Jean-Paul Marat (May 24, 1743 – July 13, 1793), was a Swiss-born French scientist and physician who made much of his career in the United Kingdom, but is best known as an activist in the French Revolution. ... Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (April 20, 1808 - January 9, 1873) was the son of King Louis Bonaparte and Queen Hortense de Beauharnais; both monarchs of the French puppet state, the Kingdom of Holland. ... Jacques Necker Jacques Necker (September 30, 1732 – April 9, 1804) was a French statesman of Swiss origin and finance minister of Louis XVI. // Necker was born in Geneva, Switzerland. ... Louis XVI, born Louis-Auguste de France (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792. ... Charles Pictet de Rochemont 21 September 1755 - 28 December 1824 was a statesman and diplomat who prepared the declaration of Switzerlands permanent neutrality ratified by the great powers in 1815. ... Lenin and Fritz Platten in 1919. ... Nelly Wicky (born 2 March 1923) is a Swiss politician of the Swiss Labour Party and former member of the Swiss National Council (1971-1975). ...

The table below shows the members of the Swiss Federal Council or Federal Councilors (in German: Bundesräte, in French: conseillers fédéraux, in Italian: consiglieri federali) for any given year since instauration of the federal council (in German: Bundesrat, in French: conseil fédéral, in Italian: consiglio... This is a list of the 200 members of the Swiss National Council (as of January 2005). ... This is a list of the members of the Swiss Council of States of the current legislature (2003-2007). ... The list of Presidents of the Swiss Confederation (1848-present) presents the presiding member of the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerlands seven-member executive. ... The President of the National Council of Switzerland (Nationalratspräsident in German, Président du Conseil national in French, Presidente del Consiglio nazionale in Italian) presides over the National Council and the Federal Assembly. ... Presidents of the Swiss Council of States See also: Presidents of the National Council Categories: Lists of members of parliament | Parliament of Switzerland ... The Federal Chancellor (Bundeskanzler, in German; Chancelier fédéral in French; Cancelliere della Confederazione in Italian) is the head of the Federal Chancellery, which acts as the general staff of the seven-member Federal Council (the federal government). ... This is a list of Presidents of the Diet (Tagsatzung) of the Swiss Confederation (before 1848). ... This is a list of mayors (Stadtammann) of Baden, Aargau, Switzerland. ... This is a list of mayors of the city of Berne, Switzerland. ... This is a list of mayors of Fribourg, Switzerland. ... This is a list of mayors of Geneva, Switzerland. ... Daniel Brélaz, current mayor This is a list of mayors of Lausanne, Switzerland. ... This is a list of mayors (Stadtpräsident) of Lucerne, Switzerland. ... This is a list of mayors (sindaco) of Lugano, Switzerland. ... This is a list of mayors (Stadtpräsident) of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. ... This is a list of mayors (Stadtpräsident) of St. ... This is a list of mayors (Stadtpräsident) of Uster, Switzerland. ... This is a list of mayors (Stadtpräsident) of Winterthur, Switzerland. ... This is a list of mayors (Stadtammann) of Zofingen, Aargau, Switzerland. ... This is a list of mayors of Zurich, Switzerland. ... This is a List of office-holders in 2005 in Switzerland. ... // This is a list of political offices which have been held by a female, with details of the first female holder of each office. ...

Religion

Jakob Abbadie (1654? - 1727), Swiss Protestant divine and writer, was born at Nay in Bern, Switzerland. ... Gilberto Cardinal Agustoni (born July 26, 1922 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland) is a Swiss prelate, the former prefect of the Apostolic Signatura and a Cardinal-Deacon the Roman Catholic Church. ... Jacob Amman (Jakob Ammann) was born circa 1644 in Erlenbach im Simmental, Switzerland, but later moved to Alsace as part of a wave of Anabaptist emigration from out of the Canton of Berne. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Heinrich Bullinger Heinrich Bullinger (July 18, 1504 - September 17, 1575) was a Swiss reformer, the successor of Huldrych Zwingli as head of the Zurich church. ... Georges Marie Martin Cardinal Cottier (born April 25, 1922) is a Dominican, Cardinal and Swiss theologian. ... Niklaus Manuel (probably born in 1484 in Bern; died 28 April 1530 in Bern), was a Swiss dramaturg, painter, graphic artist and politician. ... John Augustanus Faber was a Swiss theologian, born in Fribourg, arond 1470. ... William Farel William Farel (Guillaume Farel, 1489-1565) was a French evangelist, and a founder of the Reformed Church in the cantons of Neuchâtel, Berne and Geneva, and the Canton of Vaud Switzerland. ... Gaston Frommel (1862 - 1906), Swiss theologian, professor of theology in the University of Geneva from 1894 to 1906. ... Karl Rudolf Hagenbach (March 4, 1801 - June 7, 1874), German church historian, was born at Basel, where his father was a practising physician. ... Johann Jakob Herzog (September 12, 1805 - September 30, 1882), German Protestant theologian, was born at Basel. ... The Reverend Father Hans Küng (born March 19, 1928 in Sursee, Canton of Lucerne), is an eminent Swiss theologian, and a prolific author. ... Johann Kaspar Lavater (November 15, 1741 - January 2, 1801), was a poet and physiognomist. ... Johannes Oecolampadius or Oekolampad (1482 - November 24, 1531) was a German religious reformer, whose real name was Hussgen or Heussgen (changed to Hausschein and then into the Greek equivalent). ... Brother Roger of Taizé, 2003 Frère Roger (Brother Roger) (Provence, Switzerland, May 12, 1915 - Taizé, August 16, 2005), baptised Roger Louis Schütz-Marsauche, also known as Brother Roger, was the founder and prior of the Taizé Community, an ecumenical monastic community. ... Philip Schaff (January 1, 1819-1893), was a Swiss-born, German-educated theologian and a historian of the Christian church, who, after his education, lived and taught in the United States. ... Henri Cardinal Schwery (born 14 June 1932) is a Cardinal and Archbishop Emeritus of Sion, Switzerland. ... Alexandre Rodolphe Vinet (June 17, 1797 _ May 4, 1847), was a French critic and theologian. ... Pierre Viret (Orbe 1511 - Orthez 1571) was a Swiss reformed theologian. ... Johann Jakob Wettstein (also Wetstein) (March 5, 1693 - March 23, 1754), was a Swiss theologian, best known as a New Testament critic. ... Reverend John Joachim Zubly, born Hans Joachim Züblin (August 27, 1724-July 23, 1781) was an American pastor, planter, and statesman during the American Revolution. ... POOP HS;JHGF;JADHGJHASGHASJHGJSAHGJWJITHADHSGJHDASJLGFNKRA The Continental Congress was the first national government of the United States. ... Huldrych (or Ulrich) Zwingli or Ulricus Zuinglius (January 1, 1484 – October 11, 1531) was the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland, and founder of the Swiss Reformed Churches. ...

Science

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Firmin Abauzit (1679 - 1767) was a French scholar who worked on physics, theology and philosophy. ... Alexander Agassiz Alexander Emanuel Agassiz (December 17, 1835 – March 27, 1910), son of Louis Agassiz, was an American scientist and engineer. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ... Glacial and Glaciation redirect here. ... Jacob Amsler was a mathemetician (b. ... Werner Arber (born June 3, 1929) is a Swiss microbiologist. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Johann Georg Baiter (May 31, 1801 - October 10, 1877), was a Swiss philologist and textual critic. ... Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier (August 6, 1840-1914) was an American archaeologist after whom the Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico is named. ... Jean-François Bergier (5 December 1931 in Lausanne) is a Swiss historian. ... Paul Eugen Bleuler (b. ... Felix Bloch (October 23, 1905 – September 10, 1983) was a Swiss physicist, working mainly in the USA. // A stamp from Guyana commemorating Felix Bloch. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Bonnet Charles Bonnet (March 13, 1720 – May 20, 1793), Swiss naturalist and philosophical writer, was born at Geneva, of a French family driven into Switzerland by the religious persecution in the 16th century. ... Daniel Bovet (March 23, 1907 – April 8, 1992) was a Swiss-born Italian pharmacologist who won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of drugs that block the actions of specific neurotransmitters. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Joost Bürgi (February 28, 1552 - January 31, 1632) was a Swiss clockmaker and mathematician. ... Johann Büttikofer (1850 - 1929) was a Swiss zoologist. ... Jean-André Deluc (8 February 1727 - 7 November 1817) was a Swiss geologist and meteorologist. ... “Einstein” redirects here. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Richard Robert Ernst (born August 14, 1933) is a Swiss chemist and Nobel Laureate. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... Dr Edmond H. Fischer (born April 6, 1920) is a Swiss-American biochemist. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Auguste-Henri Forel (September 1, 1848 _ July 27, 1931) was a Swiss myrmecologist, neuroanatomist and psychiatrist, notable for his investigations into the brain structure of humans and ants. ... Myrmecology is the branch of entomology dealing with ants. ... François-Alphonse Forel (February 2, 1841 - August 7, 1912) was a Swiss scientist who pioneered the study of lakes, and is thus considered the founder of limnology. ... Johann Kaspar Füssli (9 March 1743 in Zurich - 4 May 1786 in Winterthur) was a Swiss painter, entomologist and publisher. ...

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Conrad Gessner (Konrad Gessner, Conrad von Gesner, Conradus Gesnerus) (26 March 1516-13 December 1565) was a Swiss naturalist. ... --Gurubrahma 04:11, 6 January 2006 (UTC) Category: ... Charles Edouard Guillaume (February 15, 1861 – May 13, 1938) received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1920 in recognition of the service he had rendered to precision measurements in Physics by his discovery of anomalies in nickel steel alloys. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Albrecht von Haller. ... Walter Rudolf Hess (March 17, 1881 - August 12, 1973) was a Swiss physiologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1949 for mapping the areas of the brain involved in the control of internal organs. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Carl Hilty (1833-1909) was a Swiss philosopher, writer and lawyer. ... Dr. Dr. Albert Hofmann (born January 11, 1906) is a prominent Swiss scientist best known as the father of LSD. He was born in Baden, Switzerland, and studied chemistry at the University of Zürich. ... Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly called LSD, LSD-25, or acid. ... Eugen Huber Eugen Huber (b. ... François Huber (July 2, 1750 - December 22, 1831) was a Swiss naturalist. ... Paul Karrer (April 21, 1889 – June 18, 1971) was a Swiss organic chemist best known for his work on vitamins. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... Emil Theodor Kocher (August 25, 1841 - July 27, 1917), Nobel Prize winner in 1909 for his work on the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid gland Born in Bern. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Jean Charles Galinard de Marignac (April 24, 1817–April 15, 1894) was a Swiss chemist whose work with atomic weights suggested the possibility of isotopes and the packing fraction of nuclei and whose study of the rare earth elements led to his discovery of ytterbium in 1878 and codiscovery of... Michel Mayor (born 12 January 1942) is a professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Geneva. ... Johannes von Müller (January 3, 1752 - May 29, 1809), Swiss historian, was born at Neunkirch, near Schaffhausen, where his father was pastor. ... Karl Alexander Müller (born April 20, 1927) is a Swiss physicist who, along with J. Georg Bednorz, was awarded the 1987 Nobel Prize for Physics for their joint discovery of superconductivity in certain substances at higher temperatures than had previously been thought attainable. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Paul Hermann Müller (January 12, 1899 – October 12, 1965) was a Swiss chemist and winner of the 1948 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his 1939 discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT. Müller was born in Olten/Solothurn. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Johann Caspar von Orelli (February 13, 1787 - January 6, 1849), was a Swiss classical scholar. ...

P-Z

Paracelsus (11 November or 17 December 1493 in Einsiedeln, Switzerland - 24 September 1541) was an alchemist, physician, astrologer, and general occultist. ... This article is about Austrian-Swiss physicist Wolfgang Pauli. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Piaget, by André Koehne Jean Piaget [] (August 9, 1896 – September 16, 1980) was a Swiss philosopher, natural scientist and developmental psychologist, well known for his work studying children and his theory of cognitive development. ... Auguste Piccard (1927) Auguste Antoine Piccard (January 28, 1884 – March 24, 1962) was a Swiss physicist, inventor and explorer. ... Dr. Bertrand Piccard (born March 1, 1958) is a Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist born in Lausanne, Vaud canton, on March 1, 1958. ... Jacques Piccard (born July 28, 1922) is a Belgian explorer and engineer, known for having developed underwater vehicles for studying ocean currents. ... Dr. Jean-Felix Piccard (Basel, Switzerland, January 28, 1884 – January 28, 1963, Minneapolis, Minnesota) was a Swiss-born American scientist and high-altitude balloonist. ... François-Jules Pictet de la Rive (27 September 1809 - 15 March 1872) was a Swiss zoologist and palaeontologist. ... Raoul-Pierre Pictet (4 April 1846 - 27 July 1929) was a physicist, who first created liquid oxygen. ... Adolf Portmann was born on 27th of May 1897 in Basel, Switzerland. ... Vladimir Prelog (July 23, 1906 – January 7, 1998) was a renowned Bosnian - Croatian chemist who worked in Prague, Zagreb and Zurich and who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1975. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... Didier Queloz, born 23 February 1966, is a Geneva-based astronomer with a prolific record in finding extrasolar planets. ... Tadeus Reichstein (July 20, 1897 - August 1, 1996) was a Polish Nobel Prize-winning chemist. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Eugène Renevier (March 26, 1831 - 1906) Swiss geologist, was born at Lausanne, Switzerland, as a descendant of a noble family. ... Heinrich Rohrer (born June 6, 1933) is a Swiss physicist who, with Gerd Binnig, received half of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Physics for their joint invention of the scanning tunneling microscope (STM). ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Lavoslav (Leopold) Ružička (September 13, 1887 - September 26, 1976) was a Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, the first one from Croatia. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (February 17, 1740 - January 22, 1799) was a Swiss physicist and Alpine traveller. ... Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (August 2, 1672 – June 23, 1733) was a Swiss scholar born at Zürich. ... Louis (Gabriel Abraam Samuel Jean) Secretan (1758–1839 in Lausanne), was a Swiss lawyer and mycologist. ... Jack Steinberger (born May 25, 1921) is a physicist. ... Hannes Alfvén (1908–1995) accepting the Nobel Prize for his work on magnetohydrodynamics [1]. List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Alfred Werner (December 12, 1866 - November 15, 1919) was a German Nobel prize-winning chemist. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... Niklaus E. Wirth (born February 15, 1934) is a Swiss computer scientist, best known for designing several programming languages, including Pascal, and for pioneering several classic topics in software engineering. ... The A.M. Turing Award is given annually by the Association for Computing Machinery to a person selected for contributions of a technical nature made to the computing community. ... Pascal is an imperative computer programming language, developed in 1970 by Niklaus Wirth as a language particularly suitable for structured programming. ... Kurt Wüthrich (born October 4, 1938) is a Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... Daniel Albert Wyttenbach Daniel Albert Wyttenbach (August 7, 1746, Berne – January 17, 1820, Oegstgeest [1]) was a German Swiss classical scholar. ... Alexandre Emile John Yersin (September 22, 1863 - March 1, 1943) was a Swiss physician and bacteriologist. ... Binomial name Yersinia pestis (Lehmann & Neumann, 1896) van Loghem 1944 Yersinia pestis is a facultative anaerobic bipolar-staining (giving it a safety pin appearance) bacillus bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae. ... Rolf Martin Zinkernagel (January 6, 1944 in Riehen, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland) is Professor of Experimental Immunology at the University of Zurich. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Fritz Zwicky (February 14, 1898 – February 8, 1974) was an American-based Swiss astronomer. ... Theodor Zwinger (August 2, 1533 - March 10, 1588), was a Swiss scholar. ... A scholar is either a student or someone who has achieved a mastery of some academic discipline, perhaps receiving financial support through a scholarship. ...

Sports

Paul Accola (born February 20, 1967 in Davos). ... David Aebischer (Äbischer), born February 7, 1978 in Fribourg, Switzerland, is a professional ice hockey goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... The Montreal Canadiens (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Daniel Albrecht (born 25 May 1983) is a Swiss alpine skier. ... Simon Ammann (born June 25, 1981 in Grabs) is a Swiss ski jumper. ... 2002 Winter Olympic Games Ski jumping // K90 The young Ammann beats the two favorites for the gold Malysz and Hannawald, winner of all four events in the Four Hills Tournament. ... Madeleine Berthod (born 1 February 1931) is a former Swiss alpine skier. ... Denise Biellmann (born December 11, 1962) - three-time national Swiss figure skating champion, known for her Biellmann spin. ... Joseph Blatter (center), Luís Inácio Lula da Silva (right) and Ricardo Teixeira (seated) in Brasília, September 28, 2006. ... Ursula Bruhin (born 19 March 1970) is a Swiss snowboarder, World Champion in Parallel Giant Slalom in 2001 and 2003. ... Double C Claudio Castagnoli (born December 27, 1974) is a Swiss professional wrestler. ... Stéphane Chapuisat ( Nickname: Chappi; born June 28, 1969 in Lausanne, Switzerland) is a football forward, arguably his countrys best player of the 1990s. ... Oscar Egg (born 2 March 1890 in Schlatt, Switzerland, died 9 February 1961 in Nice, France) was a Swiss track and road bicycle racer. ... Roger Federer (IPA pronunciation: [1]) (born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss tennis professional, currently ranked World No. ... Michela Figini, (born 7 April 1966) in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland, is a former Swiss alpine skier. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... Marcel Fischer (born August 14, 1978 in Biel) is a Swiss fencer who competed in the Mens Épée Individual at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. ... Fencing advertisement for the 1900 Summer Olympic Games This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ... The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... Alexander Frei (born July 15, 1979 in Basel) is a Swiss footballer. ... Tanja Frieden (born 6 February 1976) is a Swiss snowboarder, Olympic gold medallist in at the 2006 Winter Olympics. ... Martin Gerber (born September 3, 1974 in Burgdorf, Switzerland) is a Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... The Ottawa Senators (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. ... Arnold Gerschwiler (May 1914 – August 22, 2003) was a world-renowned figure skating coach. ... Hans Gerschwiler (born June 20, 1920 in Switzerland) was a Swiss figure skater. ... Jacques Gerschwiler (1898--2000) was a noted Swiss figure skater and trainer. ... Franz Heinzer (born 11 April 1962) is a former Swiss alpine skier, 1991 World Champion in Downhill skiing. ... Stéphane Henchoz (born September 7, 1974 in Billens, Switzerland) is a Swiss international footballer who is a defender currently playing for Blackburn Rovers in the FA Premier League. ... Erika Hess (born 6 March 1962) is a Swiss former alpine skier. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... Martina Hingis (pronounced: ) (born September 30, 1980 in KoÅ¡ice, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former World No. ... Jakob Hlasek (b. ... Ambrosi Hoffmann (born 22 March 1977) is a Swiss alpine skier. ... Andy Hug (September 7, 1964 - August 24, 2000) was a renowned Kyokushin Karate and kickboxing fighter from Wohlen, Switzerland. ... For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ... Kicking to left side Kickboxing refers to sport-fighting using kicks and punches and sometimes throws and bows representing a certain martial art or can be practiced for general fitness, or as a full-contact sport. ... Bruno Kernen is the name of two Swiss skiing champions. ... Bruno Kernen (born 25 March 1961 in Schönried) is a former Swiss alpine skier, winner of the 1983 Kitzbühel downhill race. ... Hugo Koblet Hugo Koblet (March 21, 1925 – November 6, 1964) was a Swiss champion cyclist. ... Franz Krienbühl (born March 24, 1929, died April 16, 2002) was a Swiss speed skater, and is known mostly because of his inventions that changed the sport. ... Andreas Küttel (born 25 April 1979) is a Swiss ski jumper. ... Peter Lüscher (born 14 October 1956) is a former Swiss alpine skier, winner of the 1979 Alpine Skiing World Cup. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... Stéphane Lambiel (born April 2, 1985 in Martigny, Switzerland) is a Swiss figure skater, known for his creative and beautiful spins. ... Daniela Meuli (born 6 November 1981) is a Swiss snowboarder. ... Peter Müller (born 6 October 1957) is a Swiss former alpine skier. ... Lise-Marie Morerod (born 16 April 1956) was a slalom skier. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... Marie-Theres Nadig (born 8 March 1954 in Flums) is a former Swiss Alpine skier. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... Maya Pedersen-Bieri (born 27 November 1972) is a Swiss skeleton racer and World Champion in skeleton (2005, 2001). ... Manuela Laura Pesko (born 18 September 1978) is a Swiss snowboarder. ... Walter Prager (2 April 1910 - 1984) was a Swiss alpine skier. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... Tony Rominger (born 27 March 1961 in Velje, Denmark) is a Swiss cyclist who won major tours four times in his career—the Vuelta a España three consecutive years (1992, 1993, 1994) and Giro dItalia once (1995). ... Marc Rosset (b. ... The Games of the XXV Olympiad were held in 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ... Bernhard Russi (born August 20, 1948 in Andermatt). ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... Martina Schild (born 26 October 1981) is a Swiss alpine skier competing in Downhill and Super-G. She is the grand-daughter of skier Hedy Schlunegger (1923-2001). ... Hedy Kaufmann-Schlunegger (10 March 1923 - 3 July 2003) was a Swiss alpine skier. ... Verena Vreni Schneider (born November 26, 1964 in Elm) is a former ski racer from Switzerland. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... Patty Schnyder (born December 14, 1978, Basel, Switzerland) is one of the more popular players in womens professional tennis. ... Thabo Patrick Sefolosha born May 2, 1984 in Vevey, Switzerland is a Swiss basketball player of South African and French descent. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Philippe Sylvain Senderos (born February 14, 1985 in Geneva) is a Swiss football player of Serbian and Spanish descent who currently plays for Arsenal of the English Premier League as a defender. ... Mark Streit (born December 11, 1977 in Englisberg, Switzerland) is a Swiss professional ice hockey player. ... “NHL” redirects here. ... The Montreal Canadiens (French: ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Alain Sutter (born January 22, 1968 in Bern) was one of the most successful Swiss football players during the 1990s. ... Born to Turkish parents, he played many times for Swiss national football team. ... Maria Walliser (born 27 May 1963) is a Swiss alpine skier. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... Jean Wicki (born June 18, 1933) was an Olympic medalist in the bobsleigh event at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics. ... Hakan Yakın (born February 22, 1977 in Basel) is a Swiss-Turkish football player. ... Murat Yakin (born September 15, 1974 in Basel) is a Swiss-Turkish football coach and former international superstar, who currently works for Concordia Basel. ... Heidi Andenmatten-Zurbriggen (born 16 March 1967) is a former Swiss alpine skier and sister of Pirmin Zurbriggen. ... Matthias Zurbriggen (1856 in Saas Fee, Switzerland - 1917 in Geneva) was one of the great nineteenth century Alpinists and mountain guides. ... Pirmin Zurbriggen (born February 4, 1963, Saas-Almagell, Kanton Wallis, Switzerland), was one of the all time great ski racers. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... Silvan Zurbriggen (born 15 August 1981) is a Swiss alpine skier. ...

Writers

Peter Bichsel (born March 24, 1935) is a popular Swiss-German writer and journalist representing modern German literature. ... Silvio Blatter (* January 25, 1946 in Bremgarten, canton Aargau) is a Swiss writer. ... Hermann Burger (July 10, 1942 – February 28, 1989), was a Swiss poet, novelist and essayist. ... Charles Victor de Bonstetten (1745-1832), Swiss writer, an excellent type of a liberal patrician and a good representative of the Gallicized Bern of the 18th century. ... Nicolas Bouvier (March 6, 1929 - February 17, 1998) was a 20th-century Swiss traveller and writer as well as an iconograph and photographer. ... Elias Canetti, Nobel Laureate in Literature Elias Canetti (25 July 1905, Ruse, Bulgaria – 13 August 1994, Zurich) was a Bulgaria-born British-Austrian novelist, who wrote in German and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981. ... Nobel Prize in Literature medal. ... Frédéric Louis Sauser (September 1, 1887 – January 21, 1961), better known as Blaise Cendrars, was a Swiss novelist and poet naturalized French in 1916. ... Charles Victor Cherbuliez (July 19, 1829 - July 1, 1899), French novelist and miscellaneous writer, was born at Geneva, where his father, André Cherbuliez (1795-1874), was a classical professor at the university. ... The Académie française In the French educational system an académie LAcadémie française, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. ... Erich von Däniken Erich Anton Paul von Däniken (b. ... ... Martin R. Dean (born July 17, 1955 in Menziken/Aargau) is a Swiss writer. ... Friedrich Dürrenmatt (January 5, 1921 – December 14, 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. ... Max Frisch (May 15, 1911 – April 4, 1991), was a Swiss architect, playwright and novelist, one of the most representative writers of German literature after World War II. In his creative works Frisch paid particular attention to issues relating to problems of personal identity, morality and political commitment. ... Solomon Gessner (April 1, 1730 - March 2, 1788), Swiss painter and poet, was born at Zürich. ... Friedrich Glausers grave in Zurich Friedrich Charles Glauser (b. ... Jeremias Gotthelf Albert Bitzius (October 4, 1797 - October 22, 1854), Swiss novelist, best known by his pen name of Jeremias Gotthelf, was born at Morat, where his father was pastor. ... Hermann Hesse (pronounced ) (2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-born poet, novelist, and painter. ... Nobel Prize in Literature medal. ... Franz Hohler (Hohler means more hollow) was born in 1943. ... Zoë Jenny (born 16 March 1974 in Basel, Switzerland) is a Swiss writer. ... Gottfried Keller (July 19, 1819 – July 15, 1890) was a Swiss writer who is best known as the master of the Novelle. ... 0%   Translation In Progress ----- Christian Kracht Christian Kracht ---- (more info) Stage 2 : In Progress (How-to) This request is actually from Articles for Creation, by 84. ... Hugo Loetscher (born December 22, 1929 in Zürich) is a Swiss writer. ... Ella Maillart 1903-1997 was a French speaking Swiss sportswoman and traveller. ... Niklaus Meienberg (* May 11, 1940 in St. ... Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (October 11, 1825 - November 28, 1898), a poet and, as he was born in Zürich, is a fellow-townsman of Gottfried Keller. ... Adolf Muschg (* May 13, 1934 in Zollikon, canton of Zurich) is a writer and literature professor from Switzerland. ... Madame Necker (Suzanne Curchod). ... Juste Daniel Olivier (1807 - January 7, 1876), Swiss poet, was born near Nyon in the canton of Vaud; he was brought up as a peasant, but studied at the college of Nyon, and later at the academy of Lausanne. ... Daniele Pantano is a poet, translator, and editor. ... Eugène Rambert (April 6, 1830 - November 21, 1886), was a Swiss author. ... Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz (September 24, 1878 – May 24, 1947) was a French-speaking Swiss writer. ... Grisélidis Réal Grisélidis Réal (11 August 1929 - 31 May 2005) was a writer and prostitute from Geneva, Switzerland. ... Jakob Schaffner (November 14, 1875—September 23, 1944) was a leading Swiss novelist who became a supporter of Nazism. ... Josias Simmler (Josias Simler, Simlerus) (1530-1576) was a Swiss theologian and classicist, author of the first book relating solely to the Alps. ... Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler (April 24, 1845 – December 29, 1924) was a Swiss poet of visionary imagination and the author of pessimistic yet heroic verse. ... Nobel Prize in Literature medal. ... Johanna Spyri Johanna Spyri (June 12, 1827 - July 7, 1901) was an author of childrens stories, and is best known for Heidi. ... For the German supermodel, see Heidi Klum. ... Madame de Staël Anne Louise Germaine de Staël (April 22, 1766 – July 14, 1817) was a French-speaking Swiss author living in Paris and abroad who determined literary tastes of Europe at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries. ... Robert Walser (April 15, 1878 near Biel/Bienne, Switzerland – December 25, 1956 near Herisau, Switzerland), was a German-speaking Swiss writer. ... Markus Werner (December 27, 1944 in Eschlikon, canton of Thurgau) is a Swiss writer, the author of Zündel’s Departure (1984, Original: Zündels Abgang) // Markus Werner was born in Eschlikon (canton of Thurgau). ... Johann David Wyss (Bern, March 4, 1743 - 1818) was a Swiss author, best remembered for his book The Swiss Family Robinson (1812), based on the Robinson Crusoe adventure by Daniel Defoe. ... Albin Zollinger (* January 24, 1895 in Zürich; † November 7, 1941 in Zürich) was a Swiss writer. ... Fritz Angst (April 10, 1944 - November 2, 1976) was a Swiss author. ... Johann Heinrich Daniel Zschokke (March 22, 1771 - June 27, 1848), was a German author and reformer. ...

Others

See also: Swiss longevity recordholders Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah (Malay: Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Sarah) (born April 9, 1987) is the wife of Bruneis Crown Prince, Al-Muhtadee Billah Bolkiah. ... His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah (Malay: Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Paduka Seri Pengiran Muda Mahkota Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah) (born February 17, 1974) is the first born son and heir to the Sultan of Brunei. ... Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, KBE, (January 17, 1933 – May 12, 2003) was the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1965 to 1977. ... Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (established December 14, 1950) protects and supports refugees at the request of a government or the United Nations and assists in their return or resettlement. ... Othmar Ammann (March 26, 1879 - September 22, 1965) was a renowned civil engineer whose designs include: George Washington Bridge (opened October 24, 1931) Bayonne Bridge (opened November 15, 1931) Bronx-Whitestone Bridge (opened April 29, 1939) Throgs Neck Bridge (opened January 11, 1961) Verrazano Narrows Bridge (opened November 21... Nick Auf der Maur (April 10, 1942 - April 7, 1998) was a Canadian journalist, politician and man about town boulevardier in Montreal, Quebec. ... Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner (August 22, 1867 – January 24, 1939) was a Swiss physician and a pioneer in nutritional research. ... Muesli (originally (Bircher)müesli [myə̯s li] in Swiss German, Müsli [my:s li] in German) is a popular breakfast dish (breakfast cereal) based on uncooked rolled oats and fruit. ... Johann Jakob Bodmer (July 19, 1698 - January 2, 1783) was a Swiss-German author and critic. ... Jacob Burckhardt in 1892 Jacob Burckhardt (May 25, 1818, Basel, Switzerland – August 8, 1897, Basel) was a Swiss historian of art and culture, fields which he helped found. ... Johann Ludwig (aka John Lewis) Burckhardt (November 24, 1784 - October 15, 1817), Swiss traveller and orientalist, was born in Lausanne. ... Arthur Cohn (born February 4, 1927 in Basel, Switzerland) is a film producer who received several Oscars for his films. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Philipp Emanuel von Fellenberg (27 June 1771 - 21 November 1844) was a Swiss educationist. ... Marc Forster (born 1969 in Ulm, Germany) is a Swiss film director and screenwriter. ... Madame Tussauds and the London Planetarium Madame Tussauds is a wax museum in London, with branches in Amsterdam, Hong Kong (Victoria Peak), Las Vegas and New York. ... Paul Grüninger was a commander of police in the Canton of St. ... Ingvar Kamprad  (born March 30, 1926) is an industrialist from Sweden. ... IKEA is a privately-owned, international, low-cost home products retailer that sells modern, utilitarian design furniture, much of which is assembled by the consumer. ... Carl Lutz (1895-1975) was the Swiss Consul in Budapest, Hungary from 1942 until the end of World War II. He had the initiative to save Hungarian Jews from deportation by allowing them to emigrate to Palestine under protection of a Swiss safe-conduct. ... // Robert Maillart Robert Maillart (February 6, 1872 - April 5, 1940) was a Swiss civil engineer who revelutionized reinforced concrete with such designs as the three-hinged arch, the deck-stiffened arch, and the mushroom slab. ... Christoph Meili (born April 12, 1968) is a Swiss whistleblower. ... History Christian Menn is a well known and respected Civil Engineer from Bern, Switzerland who designs his bridges to be aesthetically pleasing. ... Max Miedinger (December 24th, 1910-March 8th, 1980) was a Swiss typeface designer. ... This article is about the typeface Helvetica. ... Dr. Archibald Reiss (1876 Lausanne, Switzerland - 1929 Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) was a publicist, a professor at the University of Lausanne and a famous criminologist. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Niklaus Riggenbach (born May 21, 1817 in Gebweiler in the Alsace; † July 25, 1899) was the inventor of the Riggenbach rack system for which France gave him Patent Nr. ... Anna Ringier-Kieser (12 April 1896 - 3 September 2006) was the oldest living Swiss person after the death of Suzanne Jaccard at age 109 in October 2004. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Alain Tanner (born 6 December 1929 in Geneva) is a Swiss film director. ... The Swiss longevity record holder is difficult to determine as centralised records are not public. ...


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See list of people by nationality  for other lists of people by nationality, ethnicity, citizenship, language, or location. ImageMetadata File history File links Stamp_Switzerland_1881_25c. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Stamp_Switzerland_1881_25c. ... Helvetia on a 25 centime Swiss postage stamp, 1881 Helvetia is the Roman name for an ancient region of central Europe occupying a plateau between the Alps and the Jura Mountains. ... Victor Frankenstein is the protagonist of the 1818 novel Frankenstein, written by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. ... Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin Shelley (30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English romantic/gothic novelist and the author of Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. ... This article is about the 1818 novel. ... Globi is a Swiss cartoon character often referred as Switzerlands Mickey Mouse. ... Papa Moll (Father of the Moll Family) is a fictional childrens book character from Switzerland who has a little bit of a temper, which is usually heightened by the pranks his children do, his short fuse with his wife, or the occasional random animal interupting his daily workabouts. ... For the German supermodel, see Heidi Klum. ... Johanna Spyri Johanna Spyri (June 12, 1827 - July 7, 1901) was an author of childrens stories, and is best known for Heidi. ... Helvetia on a 25 centime Swiss postage stamp, 1881 Helvetia is the Roman name for an ancient region of central Europe occupying a plateau between the Alps and the Jura Mountains. ... The Swiss Family Robinson (Der Schweizerische Robinson) is a novel, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family who is shipwrecked in the East Indies en route to Port Jackson, Australia. ... Johann David Wyss (Bern, March 4, 1743 - 1818) was a Swiss author, best remembered for his book The Swiss Family Robinson (1812), based on the Robinson Crusoe adventure by Daniel Defoe. ... Statue of William Tell and his Son in Altdorf, Switzerland (Richard Kissling, 1895). ... 19th century painting of Winkelrieds deed by Konrad Grob. ... The Battle of Sempach was fought on July 9, 1386 between Duke Leopold III of Austria and the Swiss Confederation. ... Albert Schweitzer, M.D., OM, (January 14, 1875 - September 4, 1965), was an Alsatian theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician. ... Guy Secretan is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Stephen Mangan. ... Green Wing is an award winning British television comedy, set in a hospital. ... Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... The Wikimedia Commons (also called Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... There are a variety of articles listing people of a particular nationality. ...


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