Born in Chur
Chur
Capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and lies in the northern part of the canton
Chur as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. Swiss artist (1940–2014), Swiss artist (1741–1807), Swiss economist): H. R. Giger, Angelica Kauffmann, Pierin Vincenz and some more.
Celebrities from ChurCelebrities from Chur
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49 Kurt Huber
German folk song researcher, professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, member of the White Rose (1893-1943)
*October 24th, 1893 †July 13th, 1943, Munich Prison
.jpg "Susanne Leutenegger Oberholzer")
_by_Erling_Mandelmann_-_2.jpg "Iso Camartin")
95 Paul Zinsli
Swiss professor and linguist (1906-2001)
*April 30th, 1906 †September 11th, 2001, Bern.jpg "Luzi Stamm")
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Ernst Markees
Swiss composer, pianist and music educator (1863-1939)
*November 5th, 1863 †January 6th, 1939, Basel 78
Johann Rudolf Byss
Painter from Switzerland (1660-1738)
*May 11th, 1660 †December 11th, 1738, Würzburg 58
Hermann Sprecher von Bernegg
Swiss politician (1843-1902)
*August 3rd, 1843 †July 27th, 1902, Zürich 70
Simeon Bavier
Swiss civil engineer, railway pioneer, politician and diplomat (1825-1896)
*September 16th, 1825 †January 27th, 1896, Basel 96
Josias Braun-Blanquet
Swiss botanist (1884–1980)
*August 3rd, 1884 †September 20th, 1980, MontpellierBirthdays of famous people
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