Bachofen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Elisa Bachofen
Elisa Beatriz Bachofen was the first female civil engineer in Argentina and Latin America.
Biography
Elisa Beatriz Bachofen was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1891. She graduated from the University of Buenos Aires in 1918. Her thesis wa ...
(1891–1976), first woman civil engineer in Argentina
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Johann Caspar Bachofen (1695–1755), Swiss music teacher and composer
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Johann Jakob Bachofen
Johann Jakob Bachofen (22 December 1815 – 25 November 1887) was a Swiss antiquarian, jurist, philologist, anthropologist, and professor for Roman law at the University of Basel from 1841 to 1845.
Bachofen is most often connected with h ...
(1815–1887), Swiss antiquarian, jurist, philologist, anthropologist, and professor
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Surnames of Swiss origin