Hans Oeschger

Hans Oeschger

male, deceased (1998)
climatologist, climate change, ice core, greenland, Oeschger counter, greenhouse effect…UniversityofBern, Founder of the Division
Professor Hans Oeschger (1927 - 1998) was the founder of the Division of Climate and Environmental Physics at the Physics Institute of the...
Adolfo Lutz

Adolfo Lutz

male, deceased (1940)
Swiss, Brazilian, joseph lister, epidemiology, epidemic, UniversityofBern
Adolfo Lutz was a Brazilian physician, 1855-1940, father of tropical medicine and medical zoology in Brazil, and a pioneer epidemiologist and...

John Mbiti

male, 77 years old
Anglican, makerere university, Christianity in Africa, UniversityofBern, World Council of Churches, ecumenism…University of Cambridge
John Samuel Mbiti (born 30 November 1931) is a Christian religious philosopher. He is an ordained Anglican priest, and as of 2005 a canon. Born in...
Christoph Beat Graber

Christoph Beat Graber

male
writer, Swiss, Academic, Georgetown University Law Center, European University Institute, World Trade Institute…University of St. Gallen, UniversityofBern, University of Lucerne
Christoph Beat Graber is a Swiss academic. He founded the i-call research center (International Communications and Art Law Lucerne) of the Law...
Rudolf Wolf

Rudolf Wolf

male, deceased (1893)
Astronomer, mathematician, Swiss, sunspot, eth zurich, University of Zurich…UniversityofBern, Federal institute of technology
Johann Rudolf Wolf was a Swiss astronomer and mathematician best known for his research on sunspots. Wolf was born in Fällanden, near Zurich. He s...
Carl Hahn

Carl Hahn

male, 83 years old
German, Dr. Carl Horst Hahn, Business Person, Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen executive, Volkswagen…Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saurel Ltd, Chief Executive Officer of Volkswagen, director of Perot Systems, Main Board of Volkswagen AG, director of PACCAR
Dr. Carl Horst Hahn (born July 1, 1926, in Germany) is chairman emeritus of the automobile company Volkswagen AG. He served as Volkswagen's chief...
Werner Munzinger

Werner Munzinger

male, deceased (1875)
Administrator of the Government, Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath, Swiss, consul, eritrea, Killed in action…UniversityofBern, Munich University, 1868 British invasion of Ethiopia
Werner Munzinger (1832 - 7 November 1875) was a Swiss administrator and explorer of Africa. He was born in Olten, and studied science and history...
Gabriel Valentin

Gabriel Valentin

male, deceased (1883)
professor, German, physiology, blood, electricity, bern…UniversityofBern, university of Breslau
Gabriel Gustav Valentin (July, 1810 - May 24, 1883), also Gabriel Valentin, was a German physiologist and professor of physiology at the University...

Thomas Holenstein

male, deceased (1962)
Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Department of Economic Affairs, National Council of Switzerland, St. Gallen, Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland, Federal Council of Switzerland…President of the Confederation, UniversityofBern, Canton of St. Gallen
Thomas Holenstein (February 7, 1896 - October 31, 1962) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1955-1959). Holenstein...