SettingsSwiss Protestants
Antoine Achard
Antoine Achard was a Swiss Protestant minister born in Geneva.
Antoine Achard was a Swiss Protestant minister born in Geneva.
Antoine-Jacques Roustan
Antoine-Jacques Roustan (23 October 1734 - 15 June 1808) was a Swiss pastor and philosopher, who engaged in an extensive correspondence with Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Antoine-Jacques Roustan (23 October 1734 - 15 June 1808) was a Swiss pastor and philosopher, who engaged in an extensive correspondence with Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
Benjamin Constant
Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque was a Swiss-born French nobleman, thinker, writer and politician.
Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque was a Swiss-born French nobleman, thinker, writer and politician.
Benoit Turretin
Benoit Turretin (1588 – 1631), the son of Francesco Turretini, a native of Lucca, who settled in Geneva in 1579, was born at Zurich in November 1588.
Benoit Turretin (1588 – 1631), the son of Francesco Turretini, a native of Lucca, who settled in Geneva in 1579, was born at Zurich in November 1588.
Bruno Giacometti
Bruno Giacometti was a Swiss architect and the brother of the artists Alberto and Diego Giacometti.
Bruno Giacometti was a Swiss architect and the brother of the artists Alberto and Diego Giacometti.
Christophe Moehrlen
Christophe Moehrlen, pen name: Christoph Irenius, was a Swiss French protestant pastor of German origin, schoolteacher and author of children's literature.
Christophe Moehrlen, pen name: Christoph Irenius, was a Swiss French protestant pastor of German origin, schoolteacher and author of children's literature.
Diego Giacometti
Diego Giacometti (1902–1985) was a Swiss sculptor and designer, and the younger brother of the sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
Diego Giacometti (1902–1985) was a Swiss sculptor and designer, and the younger brother of the sculptor Alberto Giacometti.
Edmond Louis Budry
Edmond Louis Budry (August 30, 1854 – November 12, 1932) was a Swiss hymn writer famous for writing the lyrics to the hymn "Thine Be the Glory" ("À toi la gloire") to music from Judas Maccabae...
Edmond Louis Budry (August 30, 1854 – November 12, 1932) was a Swiss hymn writer famous for writing the lyrics to the hymn "Thine Be the Glory" ("À toi la gloire") to music from Judas Maccabae...
Emil Brunner
Heinrich Emil Brunner was a Swiss Protestant theologian.
Heinrich Emil Brunner was a Swiss Protestant theologian.
Felix Neff
Felix Neff, Swiss Protestant divine and philanthropist, was born at Geneva.
Felix Neff, Swiss Protestant divine and philanthropist, was born at Geneva.
Francis Turretin
Francis Turretin (1623–1687; also known as François Turretini) was a Swiss-Italian Protestant theologian.
Francis Turretin (1623–1687; also known as François Turretini) was a Swiss-Italian Protestant theologian.
François Gaussen
François Samuel Robert Louis Gaussen (25 August 1790 – 18 June 1863) was a Swiss Protestant divine.
François Samuel Robert Louis Gaussen (25 August 1790 – 18 June 1863) was a Swiss Protestant divine.
Georges-Louis Le Sage
Georges-Louis Le Sage (* June 13, 1724 in Geneva, † November 9, 1803 in Geneva) was a physicist and is most known for his theory of gravitation, for his invention of an electric telegraph and hi...
Georges-Louis Le Sage (* June 13, 1724 in Geneva, † November 9, 1803 in Geneva) was a physicist and is most known for his theory of gravitation, for his invention of an electric telegraph and hi...
Giovanni Andrea Scartazzini
Giovanni Andrea Scartazzini, known to have translated into German and commented the Divine Comedy and the life of Dante Alighieri.
Giovanni Andrea Scartazzini, known to have translated into German and commented the Divine Comedy and the life of Dante Alighieri.
Giovanni Diodati
Giovanni Diodati or Deodati (6 June 1576 – 3 October 1649) was the first to translate the Bible into Italian from Hebrew and Greek sources.
Giovanni Diodati or Deodati (6 June 1576 – 3 October 1649) was the first to translate the Bible into Italian from Hebrew and Greek sources.
Heinrich Bullinger
Heinrich Bullinger (18 July 1504 – 17 September 1575) was a Swiss reformer, the successor of Huldrych Zwingli as head of the Zurich church and pastor at Grossmünster.
Heinrich Bullinger (18 July 1504 – 17 September 1575) was a Swiss reformer, the successor of Huldrych Zwingli as head of the Zurich church and pastor at Grossmünster.
Henri Guisan
Henri Guisan was a Swiss army officer, and held the office of the General of the Swiss Army during World War II. He was the fourth and the most recent man to be appointed to the rarely used Swis...
Henri Guisan was a Swiss army officer, and held the office of the General of the Swiss Army during World War II. He was the fourth and the most recent man to be appointed to the rarely used Swis...
Henry Dunant
Jean Henri Dunant, also known as Henry Dunant, was a Swiss businessman and social activist.
Jean Henri Dunant, also known as Henry Dunant, was a Swiss businessman and social activist.
Isaac Casaubon
Isaac Casaubon (18 February 1559, Geneva – 1 July 1614, London) was a classical scholar and philologist, first in France and then later in England, regarded by many of his time as the most...
Isaac Casaubon (18 February 1559, Geneva – 1 July 1614, London) was a classical scholar and philologist, first in France and then later in England, regarded by many of his time as the most...
Jacob Vernes
Jacob Vernes was a Swiss theologian and Protestant pastor in Geneva, famous for his correspondence with Voltaire and Rousseau.
Jacob Vernes was a Swiss theologian and Protestant pastor in Geneva, famous for his correspondence with Voltaire and Rousseau.
Jacob Vernet
Jacob Vernet (1698-1789) was a prominent theologian in Geneva, Switzerland who believed in a rationalist approach to religion.
Jacob Vernet (1698-1789) was a prominent theologian in Geneva, Switzerland who believed in a rationalist approach to religion.
Jakob Ceporin
Jakob Ceporin (1499-1525) was a Swiss humanist.
Jakob Ceporin (1499-1525) was a Swiss humanist.
Jean Alphonse Turretin
Jean Alphonse Turretin, son of Francis Turretin, was born at Geneva in August 1671.
Jean Alphonse Turretin, son of Francis Turretin, was born at Geneva in August 1671.
Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi
Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi, whose real name was Simonde, was a writer born at Geneva.
Jean Charles Léonard de Sismondi, whose real name was Simonde, was a writer born at Geneva.
Jean Leclerc (theologian)
Jean Le Clerc, also Johannes Clericus (March 19, 1657 in Geneva - January 8, 1736 in Amsterdam) was a Swiss theologian and biblical scholar.
Jean Le Clerc, also Johannes Clericus (March 19, 1657 in Geneva - January 8, 1736 in Amsterdam) was a Swiss theologian and biblical scholar.
Jean Pierre Étienne Vaucher
Jean Pierre Étienne Vaucher (17 April 1763 - 6 January 1841) was a Swiss Protestant pastor and botanist who was a native of Geneva.
Jean Pierre Étienne Vaucher (17 April 1763 - 6 January 1841) was a Swiss Protestant pastor and botanist who was a native of Geneva.
Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné
Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné (16 August 1794 – 21 October 1872) was a Swiss Protestant minister and historian of the Reformation.
Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné (16 August 1794 – 21 October 1872) was a Swiss Protestant minister and historian of the Reformation.
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach.
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach.
Johannes Wolf
Johannes Wolf (ca. 1521 in Zurich – 1572) was a Swiss Reformed theologian.
Johannes Wolf (ca. 1521 in Zurich – 1572) was a Swiss Reformed theologian.
Johannes Wolleb
Johannes Wolleb (Wollebius) (1589–1629) was a Swiss Protestant theologian.
Johannes Wolleb (Wollebius) (1589–1629) was a Swiss Protestant theologian.
Josias Simmler
Josias Simmler (Josiah Simler, Simlerus) (6 November 1530 – 2 July 1576), was a Swiss theologian and classicist, author of the first book relating solely to the Alps.
Josias Simmler (Josiah Simler, Simlerus) (6 November 1530 – 2 July 1576), was a Swiss theologian and classicist, author of the first book relating solely to the Alps.
Klaus Hottinger
Klaus Hottinger was a shoemaker born in Zollikon in 1467.
Klaus Hottinger was a shoemaker born in Zollikon in 1467.
Leonhard Ragaz
Leonhard Ragaz (1868, Tamins - 1945, Zurich) was a Swiss Reformed theologian and, with Hermann Kutter, one of the founders of Religious socialism in Switzerland.
Leonhard Ragaz (1868, Tamins - 1945, Zurich) was a Swiss Reformed theologian and, with Hermann Kutter, one of the founders of Religious socialism in Switzerland.
Ludwig Lavater
Ludwig Lavater (4 March 1527; Kyburg (castle) – 5 July 1586 in Zurich) was a Swiss Reformed theologian working in the circle of his father-in-law, Heinrich Bullinger.
Ludwig Lavater (4 March 1527; Kyburg (castle) – 5 July 1586 in Zurich) was a Swiss Reformed theologian working in the circle of his father-in-law, Heinrich Bullinger.
Nicolas Fatio de Duillier
Nicolas Fatio de Duillier (alternative names are Facio or Faccio) (26 February 1664 – 12 May 1753) was a Swiss mathematician known for his work on the zodiacal light problem, for his...
Nicolas Fatio de Duillier (alternative names are Facio or Faccio) (26 February 1664 – 12 May 1753) was a Swiss mathematician known for his work on the zodiacal light problem, for his...
Oskar Pfister
Oskar Pfister was a Swiss Protestant minister and lay psychoanalyst who was native of Wiedikon.
Oskar Pfister was a Swiss Protestant minister and lay psychoanalyst who was native of Wiedikon.
Rudolf Gwalther
Rudolf Gwalther (1519–1586) was a Reformed Protestant pastor at who succeeded Heinrich Bullinger as Antistes of the Zurich church.
Rudolf Gwalther (1519–1586) was a Reformed Protestant pastor at who succeeded Heinrich Bullinger as Antistes of the Zurich church.
Thomas Erastus
Thomas Erastus (September 7, 1524 – December 31, 1583) was a Swiss physician and theologian best known for a posthumously published work in which he argued that the sins of Christians shou...
Thomas Erastus (September 7, 1524 – December 31, 1583) was a Swiss physician and theologian best known for a posthumously published work in which he argued that the sins of Christians shou...