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Alois von Reding
Alois von Reding (March 6, 1765 – February 5, 1818) was a Swiss patriot, military officer and politician.
Alois von Reding (March 6, 1765 – February 5, 1818) was a Swiss patriot, military officer and politician.
Angelica Kauffmann
Maria Anna Angelika/Angelica Katharina Kauffman (30 October 1741 – 5 November 1807) was a Swiss-Austrian Neoclassical painter.
Maria Anna Angelika/Angelica Katharina Kauffman (30 October 1741 – 5 November 1807) was a Swiss-Austrian Neoclassical painter.
Anna Göldi
Anna Göldi (also Anna Göldin, October 24, 1734 – June 13, 1782 is known as the "last witch" in Switzerland.
Anna Göldi (also Anna Göldin, October 24, 1734 – June 13, 1782 is known as the "last witch" in Switzerland.
Domenico Trezzini
Domenico Trezzini was a Swiss Italian architect who elaborated the Petrine Baroque style of Russian architecture.
Domenico Trezzini was a Swiss Italian architect who elaborated the Petrine Baroque style of Russian architecture.
Frédéric-César de La Harpe
Frédéric-César de La Harpe (born April 6, 1754, Rolle, Vaud, Switzerland — died March 30, 1838, Lausanne, Switzerland) was a Swiss political leader and Vaudois patriot, who played a leadin...
Frédéric-César de La Harpe (born April 6, 1754, Rolle, Vaud, Switzerland — died March 30, 1838, Lausanne, Switzerland) was a Swiss political leader and Vaudois patriot, who played a leadin...
Germaine de Staël
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein, commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a French-speaking Swiss author living in Paris and abroad.
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein, commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a French-speaking Swiss author living in Paris and abroad.
Hans Caspar Hirzel
Hans Caspar Hirzel, also known or spelt as - Herzil John Caspar, Kaspar Hirzel, Johann Kasper Herzel, or John Kaspar Hirzel -, was an eminent Swiss physician and writer o...
Hans Caspar Hirzel, also known or spelt as - Herzil John Caspar, Kaspar Hirzel, Johann Kasper Herzel, or John Kaspar Hirzel -, was an eminent Swiss physician and writer o...
Jacques-Laurent Agasse
Jacques-Laurent Agasse (April 24, 1767 – December 27, 1849) was an animal and landscape painter from Switzerland.
Jacques-Laurent Agasse (April 24, 1767 – December 27, 1849) was an animal and landscape painter from Switzerland.
Jakob Abbadie
Jakob Abbadie (1654? - 25 September 1727), also known as Jacques or James Abbadie, was a Protestant divine and writer.
Jakob Abbadie (1654? - 25 September 1727), also known as Jacques or James Abbadie, was a Protestant divine and writer.
Jean-André Deluc
Jean-André Deluc or de Luc (8 February 1727 – 7 November 1817) was a Swiss geologist and meteorologist.
Jean-André Deluc or de Luc (8 February 1727 – 7 November 1817) was a Swiss geologist and meteorologist.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism of French expression.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism of French expression.
Johann Bernoulli
Johann Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family.
Johann Bernoulli was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathematicians in the Bernoulli family.
Johann Caspar Füssli
Johann Caspar Füssli (3 January 1706 – 6 May 1782) was a Swiss portrait painter.
Johann Caspar Füssli (3 January 1706 – 6 May 1782) was a Swiss portrait painter.
Joseph Biner
Joseph Biner (1697, Gluringen, Switzerland—March 24, 1766, Torrenburg, Germany) was a Roman Catholic canonist, historian, and theologian.
Joseph Biner (1697, Gluringen, Switzerland—March 24, 1766, Torrenburg, Germany) was a Roman Catholic canonist, historian, and theologian.
Karl Jakob Weber
Karl Jakob Weber (12 August, 1712, Arth – 1764) was a Swiss architect and engineer who was in charge of the first organized excavations at Herculaneum, Pompeii and Stabiae, under the patronage o...
Karl Jakob Weber (12 August, 1712, Arth – 1764) was a Swiss architect and engineer who was in charge of the first organized excavations at Herculaneum, Pompeii and Stabiae, under the patronage o...
Karl Rudolf Graf von Buol-Schauenstein
Karl Rudolf Graf von Buol-Schauenstein (30 June 1760 – 23 October 1833) was Bishop of Chur in Graubünden, Switzerland (1794–1833) who also served as the last prince-bishop of Chur.
Karl Rudolf Graf von Buol-Schauenstein (30 June 1760 – 23 October 1833) was Bishop of Chur in Graubünden, Switzerland (1794–1833) who also served as the last prince-bishop of Chur.
Leonhard Euler
Leonhard Euler English approximation, "Oiler"; 15 April 1707 18 September 1783) was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist.
Leonhard Euler English approximation, "Oiler"; 15 April 1707 18 September 1783) was a pioneering Swiss mathematician and physicist.
Maximilian Ulysses Browne
Maximilian Ulysses, Reichsgraf von Browne, Baron de Camus and Mountany (October 23, 1705 – June 26, 1757) was an Austrian military leader during the middle of the 18th century, and a scion...
Maximilian Ulysses, Reichsgraf von Browne, Baron de Camus and Mountany (October 23, 1705 – June 26, 1757) was an Austrian military leader during the middle of the 18th century, and a scion...
Moritz Hohenbaum van der Meer
Moritz Hohenbaum van der Meer, aka Mauritius Hohenbaum van der Meer (born 25 June, 1718, Spörl, near Belgrade; died 18 December, 1795, at the monastery of Rheinau, near Schaffhausen in Swi...
Moritz Hohenbaum van der Meer, aka Mauritius Hohenbaum van der Meer (born 25 June, 1718, Spörl, near Belgrade; died 18 December, 1795, at the monastery of Rheinau, near Schaffhausen in Swi...
Nicolaus I Bernoulli
Nicolaus Bernoulli (born 21 October 1687 in Basel, died 29 November 1759 in Basel; also spelled Nicolas or Nikolas), was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathe...
Nicolaus Bernoulli (born 21 October 1687 in Basel, died 29 November 1759 in Basel; also spelled Nicolas or Nikolas), was a Swiss mathematician and was one of the many prominent mathe...
Peter Ochs (politician)
Peter Ochs (20 August 1752, Nantes, France - 19 June 1821, Basel, Switzerland) was a Swiss politician who is best known for drawing up the first constitution of the short-lived Helvetic Republic.
Peter Ochs (20 August 1752, Nantes, France - 19 June 1821, Basel, Switzerland) was a Swiss politician who is best known for drawing up the first constitution of the short-lived Helvetic Republic.
Solomon Gessner
Solomon Gessner (1 April 1730 – 2 March 1788), Swiss painter and poet, was born at Zürich.
Solomon Gessner (1 April 1730 – 2 March 1788), Swiss painter and poet, was born at Zürich.
Theodor von Reding
Theodor von Reding (5 July 1755 – 23 April 1809) was a Swiss general of the Napoleonic Wars most notable for his career in the service of Spain.
Theodor von Reding (5 July 1755 – 23 April 1809) was a Swiss general of the Napoleonic Wars most notable for his career in the service of Spain.