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Adolf Bernard Meyer
Adolf Bernard Meyer (11 October 1840 Hamburg – 22 August 1911 Dresden) was a German anthropologist, ornithologist and entomologist.
Adolf Bernard Meyer (11 October 1840 Hamburg – 22 August 1911 Dresden) was a German anthropologist, ornithologist and entomologist.
Agnes Mathilde Wergeland
Agnes Mathilde Wergeland was a Norwegian-American historian, poet and educator.
Agnes Mathilde Wergeland was a Norwegian-American historian, poet and educator.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Albert Einstein (; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.
Albert Hofmann
Albert Hofmann (January 11, 1906 – April 29, 2008) was a Swiss scientist known best for being the first person to synthesize, ingest and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethyl...
Albert Hofmann (January 11, 1906 – April 29, 2008) was a Swiss scientist known best for being the first person to synthesize, ingest and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethyl...
Alex P. Schmid
Alex Peter Schmid (born 3 November 1943) is an internationally renowned Dutch scholar in Terrorism Studies and former Officer-in-Charge of the Terrorism Prevention Branch of the United Nations.
Alex Peter Schmid (born 3 November 1943) is an internationally renowned Dutch scholar in Terrorism Studies and former Officer-in-Charge of the Terrorism Prevention Branch of the United Nations.
Alexander Bekzadyan
Alexander Harutyuni Bekzadyan was a Soviet statesman of Armenian descent.
Alexander Harutyuni Bekzadyan was a Soviet statesman of Armenian descent.
Ben-Zion Harel
Ben-Zion Harel (בן-ציון הראל, born Ben-Zion Hirshowitz on 3 June 1892, died 19 September 1972) was an Israeli doctor and politician, who served as a member of the Knesset for the General Z...
Ben-Zion Harel (בן-ציון הראל, born Ben-Zion Hirshowitz on 3 June 1892, died 19 September 1972) was an Israeli doctor and politician, who served as a member of the Knesset for the General Z...
Bernhard Walthard
Bernhard Walthard (May 29, 1897 – May 12, 1992) was a Swiss pathologist and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bern.
Bernhard Walthard (May 29, 1897 – May 12, 1992) was a Swiss pathologist and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bern.
Carl L. Nippert
Carl Louis Nippert (October 11, 1852 - September 5, 1904) was a German engineer and politician, who served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in 1902.
Carl Louis Nippert (October 11, 1852 - September 5, 1904) was a German engineer and politician, who served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio in 1902.
Carl Rüedi
Carl Rüedi (April 21 (or 23?), 1848 – June 17, 1901) was a Swiss pulmonologist and at his lifetime one of the best-known physicians in Graubünden.
Carl Rüedi (April 21 (or 23?), 1848 – June 17, 1901) was a Swiss pulmonologist and at his lifetime one of the best-known physicians in Graubünden.
Carl Spitteler
Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler (24 April 1845 – 29 December 1924) was a Swiss poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1919.
Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler (24 April 1845 – 29 December 1924) was a Swiss poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1919.
Christian Wenaweser
Christian Wenaweser is a Liechtenstein diplomat.
Christian Wenaweser is a Liechtenstein diplomat.
Daniel Thürer
Daniel Thürer (born 6 June 1945 in St. Gallen) is a Swiss jurist and professor emeritus of international, comparative constitutional and European law at the University of Zurich.
Daniel Thürer (born 6 June 1945 in St. Gallen) is a Swiss jurist and professor emeritus of international, comparative constitutional and European law at the University of Zurich.
Dr. Aman
Dr. Aman is fluent in German, English, Dari and Pashto.
Dr. Aman is fluent in German, English, Dari and Pashto.
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D. was a psychiatrist, a pioneer in Near-death studies and the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying, where she first discussed what is now known as t...
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D. was a psychiatrist, a pioneer in Near-death studies and the author of the groundbreaking book On Death and Dying, where she first discussed what is now known as t...
Elisheva Cohen
Elisheva Cohen (אלישבע כהן; January 9, 1911 – December 20, 1989) was an Israeli designer and museum curator.
Elisheva Cohen (אלישבע כהן; January 9, 1911 – December 20, 1989) was an Israeli designer and museum curator.
Elizabeth Stephansen
Elizabeth Stephansen was a Norwegian mathematician.
Elizabeth Stephansen was a Norwegian mathematician.
Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy
Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy was a historian and social philosopher, whose work spanned the disciplines of history, theology, sociology, linguistics and beyond.
Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy was a historian and social philosopher, whose work spanned the disciplines of history, theology, sociology, linguistics and beyond.
Friedrich Erismann
Friedrich Huldreich Erismann (14 November 1842 - 13 November 1915) was a Swiss ophthalmologist and hygienist who was born in Gontenschwil.
Friedrich Huldreich Erismann (14 November 1842 - 13 November 1915) was a Swiss ophthalmologist and hygienist who was born in Gontenschwil.
Fritz Müller (glaciologist)
Fritz Müller (1926 – 26 July 1980), was a Swiss glaciologist, who carried out research in Switzerland, Greenland, the Canadian Arctic, Antarctica and the Himalayas.
Fritz Müller (1926 – 26 July 1980), was a Swiss glaciologist, who carried out research in Switzerland, Greenland, the Canadian Arctic, Antarctica and the Himalayas.
Gustav Bychowski
Gustav Bychowski was an American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and author.
Gustav Bychowski was an American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and author.
Hans Hunziker
Hans Hunziker was a Swiss psychiatrist, professor of social medicine at University of Basel and notable for his contributions on neuropsychiatry.
Hans Hunziker was a Swiss psychiatrist, professor of social medicine at University of Basel and notable for his contributions on neuropsychiatry.
Jakob Klaesi
Jakob Klaesi-Blumer (May 29, 1883 – August 17, 1980) was a Swiss psychiatrist most notable for his contributions to the sleep therapy and his phenomenological analysis of expression.
Jakob Klaesi-Blumer (May 29, 1883 – August 17, 1980) was a Swiss psychiatrist most notable for his contributions to the sleep therapy and his phenomenological analysis of expression.
Johann Friedrich Horner
Johann Friedrich Horner was an ophthalmologist based at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Johann Friedrich Horner was an ophthalmologist based at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.
Johann Jakob Blumer
Johann Jakob Blumer (1819 Glarus - 1875) was a Swiss statesman and historian.
Johann Jakob Blumer (1819 Glarus - 1875) was a Swiss statesman and historian.
Johann Jakob Müller
Johann Jakob Müller (1846–1875) was a notable physiologist and physicist.
Johann Jakob Müller (1846–1875) was a notable physiologist and physicist.
Josef Fried
Dr. Joseph Fried was an organic chemist, member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Joseph Fried was an organic chemist, member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Juan David García Bacca
Juan David García Bacca (Pamplona, June 26, 1901 - Quito, Ecuador, August 5, 1992), was a Spanish-Venezuelan philosopher and university professor.
Juan David García Bacca (Pamplona, June 26, 1901 - Quito, Ecuador, August 5, 1992), was a Spanish-Venezuelan philosopher and university professor.
Jurgen Ruesch
Jurgen Ruesch (1910/11 – July 8, 1995) was an American psychiatrist.
Jurgen Ruesch (1910/11 – July 8, 1995) was an American psychiatrist.
Jörg Kachelmann
Jörg Andreas Kachelmann (born 15 July 1958 in Lörrach, Germany) is a Swiss presenter, journalist and entrepreneur in the meteorological field.
Jörg Andreas Kachelmann (born 15 July 1958 in Lörrach, Germany) is a Swiss presenter, journalist and entrepreneur in the meteorological field.
Jürg Schubiger
Jürg Schubiger (born 1936 Zurich) is a Swiss children's writer, and psychotherapist.
Jürg Schubiger (born 1936 Zurich) is a Swiss children's writer, and psychotherapist.
Karl Brunner (economist)
Karl Brunner (16 February 1916 – 9 May 1989) was a Swiss economist.
Karl Brunner (16 February 1916 – 9 May 1989) was a Swiss economist.
Karl Friedrich Henckell
Karl Friedrich Henckell (17 April 1864, Hanover, Germany – 30 July 1929, Lindau) was a German author.
Karl Friedrich Henckell (17 April 1864, Hanover, Germany – 30 July 1929, Lindau) was a German author.
Karl Herzfeld
Karl Ferdinand Herzfeld (February 24, 1892 in Vienna, Austria – June 3, 1978 in Washington, DC, U.S. ) was an Austrian-American physicist.
Karl Ferdinand Herzfeld (February 24, 1892 in Vienna, Austria – June 3, 1978 in Washington, DC, U.S. ) was an Austrian-American physicist.
Marcel Sulzberger
Johann Heinrich Samuel "Marcel" Sulzberger (1876–1941) was a Swiss composer, pianist and music author.
Johann Heinrich Samuel "Marcel" Sulzberger (1876–1941) was a Swiss composer, pianist and music author.
Mary Snell-Hornby
Mary Snell-Hornby (Mirfield, Yorkshire, 2 April, 1940), British-Austrian translator and scholar.
Mary Snell-Hornby (Mirfield, Yorkshire, 2 April, 1940), British-Austrian translator and scholar.
Max Huber (statesman)
Max Huber was a Swiss lawyer and diplomat who represented Switzerland at a series of international conferences and institutions.
Max Huber was a Swiss lawyer and diplomat who represented Switzerland at a series of international conferences and institutions.
Max Schede
Max Schede (January 7, 1844 – December 31, 1902) was a German surgeon who was a native of Arnsberg.
Max Schede (January 7, 1844 – December 31, 1902) was a German surgeon who was a native of Arnsberg.
Miles B. Wachendorf
Rear Admiral Miles B. Wachendorf is the Chief of Staff, Joint Forces Command as of 2006.
Rear Admiral Miles B. Wachendorf is the Chief of Staff, Joint Forces Command as of 2006.
Mohammad Aman
Dr. Mohammad Aman is an Afghan banker and politician.
Dr. Mohammad Aman is an Afghan banker and politician.
Muammer Aksoy
Muammer Aksoy was a Turkish academic of law, politician, columnist and intellectual, who was assassinated by unknown murderers were coordinated by mobile vulgus.
Muammer Aksoy was a Turkish academic of law, politician, columnist and intellectual, who was assassinated by unknown murderers were coordinated by mobile vulgus.
Nadezhda Suslova
Nadezhda Prokofyevna Suslova was Russia's first female physician and a sister of Polina Suslova.
Nadezhda Prokofyevna Suslova was Russia's first female physician and a sister of Polina Suslova.
Niklaus Gerber
Niklaus Gerber (1850-1914) was a Swiss dairy chemist and industrialist.
Niklaus Gerber (1850-1914) was a Swiss dairy chemist and industrialist.
Oscar Stonorov
Oscar Gregory Stonorov (December 2, 1905 - May 9, 1970), was a modernist architect and architectural writer, historian and archivist who emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1929.
Oscar Gregory Stonorov (December 2, 1905 - May 9, 1970), was a modernist architect and architectural writer, historian and archivist who emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1929.
Pascale Bruderer
Pascale Bruderer Wyss is a Swiss politician.
Pascale Bruderer Wyss is a Swiss politician.
Paul Herrling
Paul Herrling, Ph.D. is the head of corporate research at Novartis and the chairman of board of the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Singapore since 2002.
Paul Herrling, Ph.D. is the head of corporate research at Novartis and the chairman of board of the Novartis Institute for Tropical Diseases, Singapore since 2002.
Peter Henrici
Peter Henrici, born the 31 March 1928, at Zurich, is a Swiss Jesuit priest, renowned Blondelian Philosopher and Professor at the Gregorian University.
Peter Henrici, born the 31 March 1928, at Zurich, is a Swiss Jesuit priest, renowned Blondelian Philosopher and Professor at the Gregorian University.
Rudolf Wolf
Johann Rudolf Wolf (7 July 1816 – 6 December 1893) was a Swiss astronomer and mathematician best known for his research on sunspots.
Johann Rudolf Wolf (7 July 1816 – 6 December 1893) was a Swiss astronomer and mathematician best known for his research on sunspots.
Samuel Diescher
Samuel Diescher, a prominent civil and mechanical engineer, was born in Budapest, educated at Karlsruhe Polytechnique and at the University of Zurich.
Samuel Diescher, a prominent civil and mechanical engineer, was born in Budapest, educated at Karlsruhe Polytechnique and at the University of Zurich.
Susan Dimock
Susan Dimock M.D. (April 24, 1847 – May 7, 1875) was a pioneer in American Medicine who received her qualification as a doctor from the University of Zurich in 1871 and was subsequently appointe...
Susan Dimock M.D. (April 24, 1847 – May 7, 1875) was a pioneer in American Medicine who received her qualification as a doctor from the University of Zurich in 1871 and was subsequently appointe...
Tim Frey
Timotheos "Tim" Frey (born 19 September 1972) is a Swiss politician, and secretary general of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC).
Timotheos "Tim" Frey (born 19 September 1972) is a Swiss politician, and secretary general of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC).
Valentine Bargmann
Valentine Bargmann (April 6, 1908 – July 20, 1989) was a German born American mathematician and physicist.
Valentine Bargmann (April 6, 1908 – July 20, 1989) was a German born American mathematician and physicist.
Vera Figner
Vera Nikolayevna Figner (Filippova) (Вера Николаевна Фигнер (Филиппова)) (6.25(7.7).1852 – 6.15.6.1942) was a Russian revolutionary and narodnik born June 25, 1852 in Kazan, Russia.
Vera Nikolayevna Figner (Filippova) (Вера Николаевна Фигнер (Филиппова)) (6.25(7.7).1852 – 6.15.6.1942) was a Russian revolutionary and narodnik born June 25, 1852 in Kazan, Russia.
Walter Karl Johann Roepke
Walter Karl Johann Roepke (Hohensalza, 1882 – 1961, Wageningen ) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera Roepke was educated in the University of Berlin and the U...
Walter Karl Johann Roepke (Hohensalza, 1882 – 1961, Wageningen ) was a German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera Roepke was educated in the University of Berlin and the U...
Walter Rudolf Hess
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 ...
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 ...
Werner Jaffé
Werner Gunter Jaffé Fellner was a chemist and university professor.
Werner Gunter Jaffé Fellner was a chemist and university professor.
Wilhelm Röntgen
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a German physicist, who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an achievemen...
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen was a German physicist, who, on 8 November 1895, produced and detected electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength range today known as X-rays or Röntgen rays, an achievemen...
Władysław Heinrich
Władysław Heinrich (Warsaw, 1 January 1869 – 30 June 1957, Kraków, Poland) was a Polish historian of philosophy, psychologist, professor at Kraków University and member of the Polish Academy of ...
Władysław Heinrich (Warsaw, 1 January 1869 – 30 June 1957, Kraków, Poland) was a Polish historian of philosophy, psychologist, professor at Kraków University and member of the Polish Academy of ...