Matthias Zurbriggen
(1856-1917)

Swiss mountain climber (1856-1917) – Matthias Zurbriggen was born in Saas-Fee (Municipality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland) on May 15th, 1856 and died in Geneva (City in Switzerland and capital of its canton) on July 21st, 1917 at the age of 61. Today Matthias Zurbriggen would be 167 years old.

Age

how old was Matthias Zurbriggen when he died?

Matthias Zurbriggen died in 1917 at the age of 61.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 15th, 1856 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Saas-Fee Municipality in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
Death Date	July 21st, 1917 (Saturday)
Death place	Geneva City in Switzerland and capital of its canton
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Taurus (The Bull) ♉
Chinese Zodiac	Dragon 龍

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Matthias Zurbriggen

Birthday

When was Matthias Zurbriggen born?

Matthias Zurbriggen was born on May 15th, 1856.

Death

When did Matthias Zurbriggen die?

Matthias Zurbriggen died on July 21st, 1917 at the age of 61 in Geneva (City in Switzerland and capital of its canton). Today Matthias Zurbriggen would be 167 years old.