List of Famous people born in Canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Albert Hurter

First Name Albert

Last Name Hurter

Born on May 11, 1883

Died on March 28, 1942 (aged 58)

Born in Switzerland, canton of Zürich

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Albert Thellung

First Name Albert

Last Name Thellung

Born on May 12, 1881

Died on June 26, 1928 (aged 47)

Born in Switzerland, canton of Zürich, Zürich

Albert Thellung was a Swiss botanist.

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Johann Ludwig Aberli

First Name Johann

Last Name Aberli

Born on November 14, 1723

Died on October 17, 1786 (aged 62)

Born in Switzerland, canton of Zürich

Johann Ludwig Aberli was a Swiss painter and etcher.

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Hans Heinrich Landolt

First Name Hans

Last Name Landolt

Born on December 5, 1831

Died on March 15, 1910 (aged 78)

Born in Switzerland, canton of Zürich

Hans Heinrich Landolt was a Swiss chemist who discovered iodine clock reaction. He is also one of the founders of Landolt–Börnstein database.

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Rudolf Stüssi

First Name Rudolf

Last Name Stüssi

Born on November 30, 1349

Died on July 31, 1443 (aged 93)

Born in Switzerland, canton of Zürich

Rudolf Stüssi served as burgomaster of Zürich during the mid-fifteenth century. His expansionist ambitions for Zurich caused the Old Zürich War (1440–46).

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Michele Besso

First Name Michele

Last Name Besso

Born on May 25, 1873

Died on March 15, 1955 (aged 81)

Born in Switzerland, canton of Zürich, Zürich

Michele Angelo Besso was a Swiss/Italian engineer.

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Johannes Hadlaub

First Name Johannes

Last Name Hadlaub

Born on November 30, 1279

Died on January 1, 1340 (aged 60)

Born in Switzerland, canton of Zürich

Johannes Hadlaub is one of the Minnesingers whose works are recorded in Codex Manesse. He was a citizen of Zürich, and is on record as buying a house there in 1302.

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Adolf Kaegi

First Name Adolf

Last Name Kaegi

Born on September 30, 1849

Died on February 14, 1923 (aged 73)

Born in Switzerland, canton of Zürich

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Leonhard Widmer

First Name Leonhard

Last Name Widmer

Born on June 12, 1808

Died on May 18, 1868 (aged 59)

Born in Switzerland, canton of Zürich

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Johann Jacob Leu

First Name Johann

Last Name Leu

Born on January 26, 1689

Died on November 10, 1768 (aged 79)

Born in Switzerland, canton of Zürich

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