Heinrich Bullinger

Heinrich Bullinger

male, deceased (1575)
Calvinist ministers and theologian, fromAargau, Grossmünster, reformer, luther, Protestant Reformer
Heinrich Bullinger was a Swiss reformer, the successor of Huldrych Zwingli as head of the Zurich church and pastor at Grossmünster. A much less c...
Meyer Guggenheim

Meyer Guggenheim

male, deceased (1905)
Business person in metals, Swiss, Business person in mining, fromAargau, Jewish person, titanic…Aargau
Meyer Guggenheim (February 1, 1828 - March 15, 1905) was the patriarch of what became known as the Guggenheim family. He was born in Lengnau,...
Maximilian Bircher-Benner

Maximilian Bircher-Benner

male, deceased (1939)
Nutrition, Swiss, research, zurich, physician, sanatorium…fromAargau
Maximilian Oskar Bircher-Benner was a Swiss physician and a pioneer in nutritional research. At his sanatorium in Zürich, a balanced diet of raw v...
Erich von Däniken

Erich von Däniken

male, 74 years old
prehistoric, extraterrestrial life, ancient astronaut, extraterrestrial, New Age, Ancient Astronaut theory…fromAargau
Erich Anton Paul von Däniken is a controversial Swiss author best known for his books about extraterrestrial influence on human culture since p...
Ruth Dreifuss

Ruth Dreifuss

female, 69 years old
Heads of state, Jewish, fromAargau, St. Gallen, Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, Canton of Geneva
Ruth Dreifuss (born January 9, 1940 in St. Gallen) is a Swiss politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council (1993-2002 representing the...
Werner Arber

Werner Arber

male, 80 years old
restriction endonuclei, University of Geneva, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, University of Basel, University of California, Berkeley, Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine…fromAargau
Werner Arber is a Swiss microbiologist and geneticist. Along with American researchers Hamilton Smith and Daniel Nathans, Werner Arber shared the...
Christoph Meili

Christoph Meili

male, 41 years old
Swiss laws on banking secrecy, Banking in Switzerland, fromAargau, Political asylum, ex officio, Union Bank of Switzerland
Christoph Meili (born April 21, 1968) is a Swiss whistleblower. In early 1997, Meili worked as a night guard at the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS...
Thomas Erastus

Thomas Erastus

male, deceased (1583)
Calvinist ministers and theologian, University of Basel, Reformed theologian, Theologian, Swiss, bubonic plague…fromAargau, Canton of Aargau
Thomas Erastus (September 7, 1524 - December 31, 1583) was a Swiss theologian best known for a posthumously published work in which he argued that...
Dj Bobo

Dj Bobo

male, 41 years old
music producer, Songwriter, Swiss, Eurodance groups, singer, dancer…fromAargau
René Baumann better known as DJ BoBo, is a successful Swiss singer, songwriter, dancer and music producer.
Emil Welti

Emil Welti

male, deceased (1899)
Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Department of Posts and Telegraph, Department of Posts and Railways, fromAargau, Department of Justice and Police, Political Department
Emil Welti (April 23, 1825 - February 24, 1899) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1866-1891). He was elected to the...