 |
| This is a beta version of NNDB |
|
|
|
|
|
|
University of Geneva
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Location:
Geneva, Switzerland
Founding Date:
1559 Enrollment:
13,500 Official Website:
http://www.unige.ch/ STUDENTS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Norman Angell |
Economist |
26-Dec-1872 |
7-Oct-1967 |
The Great Illusion |
| Werner Arber |
Scientist |
3-Jun-1929 |
|
Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage) |
| Letitia Baldrige |
Author |
9-Feb-1926 |
29-Oct-2012 |
Etiquette columnist |
| Durão Barroso |
Head of State |
23-Mar-1956 |
|
European Commission President |
| Thomas Bodley |
Scholar |
2-Mar-1545 |
28-Jan-1613 |
Bodleian Library |
| Daniel Bovet |
Scientist |
23-Mar-1907 |
8-Apr-1992 |
Anti-histamines, muscle relaxants, sulfanilamide |
| George Finch |
Chemist |
4-Aug-1888 |
22-Nov-1970 |
Oxygen for mountain climbing |
| Edmond H. Fischer |
Scientist |
6-Apr-1920 |
|
Protein phosphorylation |
| Rita V. Foley |
Business |
c. 1954 |
|
Former VP, MeadWestVaco |
| John H. Forsgren, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1945 |
|
CFO of Northeast Utilities, 1996-2004 |
| Saul Friedländer |
Historian |
11-Oct-1932 |
|
Holocaust historian |
| Morton Heilig |
Inventor |
22-Dec-1926 |
14-May-1997 |
Early virtual reality pioneer |
| Celinda Lake |
Government |
? |
|
Lake Research Partners |
| Klaus J. Mangold |
Business |
6-Jun-1943 |
|
Executive Advisor to Diamler Chrysler |
| Seymour Papert |
Computer Programmer |
29-Feb-1928 |
31-Jul-2016 |
Programming language LOGO |
| Toni Rembe |
Attorney |
c. 1938 |
|
Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop, 1971-2004 |
| Martin Rodbell |
Scientist |
1-Dec-1925 |
7-Dec-1998 |
G-protein cell signal transmission |
| William Seabrook |
Author |
22-Feb-1886 |
20-Sep-1945 |
Thoroughly sodden traveling author |
| Zalman Shoval |
Diplomat |
28-Apr-1930 |
|
Twice Israeli Ambassador to the US |
| Michael L. Strang |
Politician |
17-Jun-1929 |
12-Jan-2014 |
Congressman from Colorado, 1985-87 |
| Diane von Furstenberg |
Fashion Designer |
31-Dec-1946 |
|
Fashion designer |
TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Werner Arber |
Scientist |
3-Jun-1929 |
|
Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage) |
| Michel Butor |
Author |
14-Sep-1926 |
24-Aug-2016 |
L'emploi du temps |
| Stanislao Cannizzaro |
Chemist |
13-Jul-1826 |
10-May-1910 |
Atomic vs Molecular weights |
| Edmond H. Fischer |
Scientist |
6-Apr-1920 |
|
Protein phosphorylation |
| Saul Friedländer |
Historian |
11-Oct-1932 |
|
Holocaust historian |
| Niels K. Jerne |
Scientist |
23-Dec-1911 |
7-Oct-1994 |
Immune theory (anti-antibody) |
| Jean Piaget |
Psychologist |
9-Aug-1896 |
17-Sep-1980 |
Elaborated the stages of childhood |
| Ellery Schempp |
Activist |
1940 |
|
Abington School District v. Schempp |
| Klaus Schwab |
Economist |
30-Mar-1938 |
|
Founder, World Economic Forum |
| George Steiner |
Critic |
23-Apr-1929 |
|
After Babel |
| Chaim Weizmann |
Head of State |
27-Nov-1874 |
9-Nov-1952 |
First President of Israel |
Copyright ©2025
|
|
|
|
