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Most Famous Swiss Scientists & Academics

Science 275
Switzerland 2,161
384 LE Leonhard Euler Swiss Mathematician 1707–1783
650 JP Jean Piaget Jean Piaget Swiss Psychologist 1896–1980
815 P Paracelsus Paracelsus Swiss Physician 1493–1541
2,405 JH Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Swiss Education 1746–1827
3,678 AH Albert Hofmann Albert Hofmann Swiss Chemist 1906–2008
4,028 DB Daniel Bernoulli Daniel Bernoulli Swiss Mathematician 1700–1782
9,545 EB Eugen Bleuler Eugen Bleuler Swiss Psychiatrist 1857–1939
10,426 NW Niklaus Wirth Niklaus Wirth Swiss Computer Scientist b. 1934
10,924 AY Alexandre Yersin Alexandre Yersin Swiss Physician 1863–1943
12,149 AM Alice Miller (psychologist) Swiss Psychologist 1923–2010
17,033 HD Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Swiss Physicist 1740–1799
19,006 LB Ludwig Binswanger Ludwig Binswanger Swiss Psychiatrist 1881–1966
20,185 KW Kurt Wüthrich Kurt Wüthrich Swiss Chemist b. 1938
22,364 WR Walter Rudolf Hess Walter Rudolf Hess Swiss Physician 1881–1973
23,435 WA Werner Arber Werner Arber Swiss Biologist b. 1929
23,559 FM Friedrich Miescher Friedrich Miescher Swiss Biologist 1844–1895
24,908 HR Heinrich Rohrer Heinrich Rohrer Swiss Physicist 1933–2013
26,939 JS Jakob Steiner Jakob Steiner Swiss Mathematician 1796–1863
30,632 MB Maximilian Bircher-Benner Swiss Physician 1867–1939
31,977 CN Carl Nägeli Carl Nägeli Swiss Botanist 1817–1891
34,231 JB Jost Bürgi Jost Bürgi Swiss Mathematician 1552–1632
35,138 OA Othmar Ammann Othmar Ammann Swiss Engineer 1879–1965
42,014 AM Adolf Meyer (psychiatrist) Adolf Meyer (psychiatrist) Swiss Psychiatrist 1866–1950
43,574 JJ Johann Jakob Balmer Johann Jakob Balmer Swiss Physicist 1825–1898
45,828 MG Michael Grätzel Michael Grätzel Swiss Chemist b. 1944
52,222 MB Michele Besso Michele Besso Swiss Engineer 1873–1955
53,312 MK Maurice Koechlin Maurice Koechlin Swiss Engineer 1856–1946
53,477 PG Paul Guldin Paul Guldin Swiss Mathematician 1577–1643
56,251 ST Samuel-Auguste Tissot Samuel-Auguste Tissot Swiss Physician 1728–1797
58,386 LF Louis Favre Louis Favre Swiss Engineer 1826–1879
59,888 PG Pierre Gilliard Pierre Gilliard Swiss Teacher 1879–1962
63,679 AE Albert Eschenmoser Albert Eschenmoser Swiss Chemist b. 1925
64,949 LS Ludwig Schläfli Ludwig Schläfli Swiss Mathematician 1814–1895
65,276 JJ Johann Jakob von Tschudi Johann Jakob von Tschudi Swiss Naturalist 1818–1889
67,450 MS Moisés Santiago Bertoni Moisés Santiago Bertoni Swiss Botanist 1857–1929
71,112 GD Georges de Rham Swiss Mathematician 1903–1990
76,637 OH Oswald Heer Oswald Heer Swiss Palaeontologist 1809–1883
77,851 RW Rudolf Wolf Rudolf Wolf Swiss Astronomer 1816–1893
85,622 AH Arnold Henry Guyot Arnold Henry Guyot Swiss Geologist 1807–1884
90,203 AR Agostino Ramelli Agostino Ramelli Swiss Engineer 1531–1600
93,147 JF Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart Swiss Botanist 1742–1795
97,670 CR Carl Roman Abt Carl Roman Abt Swiss Inventor 1850–1933
100,599 HZ Hans Zulliger Swiss Psychologist 1893–1965
105,752 EE Elisabeth Eidenbenz Elisabeth Eidenbenz Swiss Teacher 1913–2011
109,172 CM Christian Menn Christian Menn Swiss Engineer 1927–2018
111,546 OP Oskar Pfister Oskar Pfister Swiss Education 1873–1956
117,571 ÉG Émil Goeldi Émil Goeldi Swiss Botanist 1859–1917
122,121 KJ Karl Jakob Weber Swiss Engineer 1712–1764
124,377 GD George de Mestral Swiss Inventor 1907–1990
129,302 CG Charles-Eugène Guye Charles-Eugène Guye Swiss Physicist 1866–1942
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Inside Switzerland Scientists & Academics

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Through the Centuries

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Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Switzerland Scientists & Academics peaked in the 1870s with 22 people.

What Switzerland Scientists & Academics Are Known For

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Academic are Switzerland Scientists & Academics's biggest group — 16% of all notables (43).

Switzerland Scientists & Academics over-index on psychiatrist — 36.2× the global rate.

  1. Academic43
  2. Botanist26
  3. Physician25
  4. Mathematician21
  5. Engineer20
  6. Economist12
  7. Chemist11
  8. Physicist10
  1. Psychiatrist836.2×
  2. Naturalist634.0×
  3. Palaeontologist529.6×
  4. Psychologist827.0×
  5. Academic4320.4×
  6. Education919.3×
  7. Botanist2616.6×
  8. Biologist714.4×

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