Kurt Wüthrich

Kurt Wüthrich

male, 71 years old
Swiss, Ph.D., UniversityofBerne, University of Basel, Bell Telephone Laboratories, From Bern…University of California, Berkeley
Kurt Wüthrich is a Swiss chemist and Nobel laureate. Born in Aarberg, Switzerland, Wüthrich was educated in chemistry, physics, and mathematics at...
Julius Pokorny

Julius Pokorny

male, deceased (1970)
emigrant, switzerland, UniversityofBerne, Etymologist, World War II, From Prague…Humboldt University of Berlin, Friedrich Wilhelm University, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, University of Zurich, University of Vienna
Julius Pokorny was a scholar of the Celtic languages, particularly Irish, and a supporter of Irish nationalism. He was born in Prague and studied...
Emil Theodor Kocher

Emil Theodor Kocher

male, deceased (1917)
Father of Thyroid Surgery, thyroid, Kocher manoeuvre, Georg Albert Lucke, Kocher-Debre-Semelaigne syndrome, osteomyelitis…UniversityofBerne
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...

Nikolaj Velimirović

male, deceased (1956)
Nikolaј, New Style, orthodox church, nikolai, serbian, eastern orthodox church…UniversityofBerne, John (Maximovitch) of Shanghai and San Francisco
Nikolaј (Velimirović) (Serbian Cyrillic: Николај (Велимировић)) (December 23 1880 - March 5 1956 <small>(Old Style)</small>; January 5 1881 - Mar...
Xavier Mertz

Xavier Mertz

male, deceased (1913)
Swiss, mountaineering, antarctic, mountaineer, University of Leipzig, skiing…UniversityofBerne, graduated from the University of Leipzig
Xavier Guillaume Mertz (1883-1913) was a Swiss explorer, principally famous for his adventures in the Antarctic. He is also the first person whose...
Christa Rigozzi

Christa Rigozzi

female
Swiss, Miss World 2007 delegate, Miss Switzerland winner, Monte Carasso, UniversityofBerne, criminology
Christa Rigozzi (born May 2, 1983 in Monte Carasso, Ticino) was crowned Miss Switzerland 2006 on 9 September, 2006 in Geneva. She is the first...
Albert Heim

Albert Heim

male, deceased (1937)
Geologist, Swiss, berne, zurich, glacial, fold…University of Zurich, UniversityofBerne, Geological Society of London, University of Berlin, Geological Survey of Switzerland
Albert Heim was a Swiss geologist. Born at Zürich, he was educated at Zürich and Berlin universities. Very early in life he became interested in th...
Bernhard Studer

Bernhard Studer

male, deceased (1887)
Geologist, Swiss, berne, physics, mineralogy, mathematics…UniversityofBerne, University of Göttingen, Geological Society of London, Berne Academy
Bernhard Studer, Swiss geologist, was born at Büren, near Berne. Although educated as a clergyman, he became so interested in geology at the u...
Eduard Zeller

Eduard Zeller

male, deceased (1908)
German, berne, philosopher, marburg, kant, theology…University of Heidelberg, University of Tubingen, UniversityofBerne
Eduard Zeller, was a German philosopher. He was born at Kleinbottwar in Württemberg, and educated at the University of Tübingen and under the in...
Simone Niggli-Luder

Simone Niggli-Luder

female, 31 years old
Swiss, Münsingen, Hindelbank, World Orienteering Championships, palmarès, Canton of Berne…UniversityofBerne, berne
Simone Niggli-Luder is a Swiss orienteering athlete who has won twice (in 2003 and 2005) all four women's competitions at the world championships....