Toni Zweifel (15 February 1938 – 24 November 1989) was

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who patented several inventions. He founded and served as director of the Limmat Foundation, a foundation that supports social projects all over the world with a majority of women as project beneficiaries. He was a numerary member of the

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. His process for

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was opened by the

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.Opus Dei Information Office
Toni’s Life
accessed February 15, 2021

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