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List Of People From Zürich
Many notable people were either born or adopted in the Swiss city of Zürich. Native people from Zürich The following were born or adopted in Zürich. A to D * Jost Amman (1539–1591), Swiss-German artist * Hans Asper ( 1499–1571), Swiss painter * Richard Avenarius (1843–1896), German-Swiss philosopher * Hans J. Baer (1927–2011), Swiss banker * Johann Georg Baiter (1801–1877), Swiss philologist and textual critic * Daniel Barben (born 1961), Swiss professor * Gianna Berger (born 1999), Swiss politician * Denise Biellmann (born 1962), Swiss professional figure skater * Diego Benaglio (born 1983), Swiss footballer * Severin Blindenbacher (born 1983), Swiss ice hockey player * Felix Bloch (1905–1983), Swiss-American physicist * Johann Jakob Bodmer (1698–1783), Swiss author, academic and poet * Rosa Bloch-Bollag (1880–1922), Swiss politician and activist * Johann Kaspar Bluntschli (1808–1881), Swiss jurist and politician * Alain de Botton (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Swiss Alps, Alps and the Jura Mountains, Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas most of the country's Demographics of Switzerland, 9 million people are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts List of cities in Switzerland, its largest cities and economic centres, including Zurich, Geneva, and Lausanne. Switzerland is a federal republic composed of Cantons of Switzerland, 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern. It has four main linguistic and cultural regions: German, French, Italian and Romansh language, Romansh. Although most Swiss are German-speaking, national identity is fairly cohesive, being rooted in a common historical background, shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
