Jörg Fisch (28 April 1947 – 12 December 2024) was a Swiss historian. He studied history and philosophy in the

University of Zurich The University of Zurich (UZH, ) is a public university, public research university in Zurich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of the ...

and

University of Basel The University of Basel (Latin: ''Universitas Basiliensis''; German: ''Universität Basel'') is a public research university in Basel, Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460, it is Switzerland's oldest university and among the world's oldest univ ...

. He did his Doctorate from the

Heidelberg University Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg (; ), is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is Germany's oldest unive ...

. He was full professor of modern history at the University of Zurich from 1987 to 2012. Fisch died on 12 December 2024, at the age of 77.

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1947 births 2024 deaths Swiss historians {{Switzerland-historian-stub