Claude Nicollier

Claude Nicollier

male, 65 years old
Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, astronaut, Swiss, fromVaud, Swiss Air Force, EPFL Lausanne Switzerland
Claude Nicollier is the first astronaut from Switzerland and has flown on several Space Shuttle missions. He was appointed full professor of...
Henri Druey

Henri Druey

male, deceased (1855)
Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Swiss, Department of Finance, President of the Confederation, Swiss Federal Council, Political Department…fromVaud
Daniel-Henri Druey (April 12, 1799 - March 29, 1855) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on November 16, 1848, as...
Bertrand Piccard

Bertrand Piccard

male, 51 years old
EPFL, Solar Impulse, Château d'Oex, Swiss, Breitling Orbiter, Psychiatrist…fromVaud, vaud
Bertrand Piccard was born on March 1st 1958 in Lausanne (Switzerland) into a family of explorers and scientists. His grandfather was the first...
Henri Guisan

Henri Guisan

male, deceased (1960)
Military of Switzerland, Protestant, Mézières, Vaud, possible invasion, Operation Tannenbaum, fromVaud…vaud
Henri Guisan (21 October, 1874 - 7 April, 1960) was the most recent General of the Military of Switzerland, as Commander in Chief during World War...

Eugène Ruffy

male, deceased (1919)
Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Swiss, Military Department, President of the Confederation, Swiss Federal Council, Department of Home Affairs…fromVaud
Eugène Ruffy was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on December 14, 1893, and resigned on October 31, 1899. He was a...

Frère Roger

male, deceased (2005)
Member of Christian religious orders, murder victim, fromVaud, monastic, Recipient of the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education, ecumenical
Frère Roger (Provence, Switzerland, May 12, 1915 - Taizé, August 16, 2005), baptised Roger Louis Schütz-Marsauche, also known as Brother Roger, was...
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz

Jean-Pascal Delamuraz

male, deceased (1998)
fromVaud, Swiss Federal Council, vaud, politician, Federal Military Department, European Economic Area
Jean-Pascal Delamuraz was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1983-1998). He obtained a degree in political science in 1960...
Constant Fornerod

Constant Fornerod

male, deceased (1899)
Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Swiss, vaud, Military Department, Department of Finance, President of the Confederation…fromVaud
Constant Fornerod was a Swiss politician, originally from Avenches, and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1855-1867). He was elected to the...
Alfred Cortot

Alfred Cortot

male, deceased (1962)
Conductor, pianist, French, Classical pianist, Beethoven, irma la douce…fromVaud
Alfred Denis Cortot was a Swiss pianist and conductor. He is one of the most popular 20th century musicians, renowned for his poetic insight in...
Victor Ruffy

Victor Ruffy

male, deceased (1869)
Member of the Swiss Federal Council, Swiss, Military Department, Department of Finance, Federal Council of Switzerland, Free Democratic Party of Switzerland…fromVaud
Victor Ruffy was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on December 6, 1867, and died in office on December 29,...