Related Research Articles
The Dents du Midi are a three-kilometre-long mountain range in the Chablais Alps in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Overlooking the Val d'Illiez and the Rhône valley to the south, they face the Lac de Salanfe, an artificial reservoir, and are part of the geological ensemble of the Giffre massif. Their seven peaks are, from north-east to south-west: the Cime de l'Est, the Forteresse, the Cathédrale, the Éperon, the Dent Jaune, the Doigts and the Haute Cime. They are mainly composed of limestone rock, with gritty limestone rock in the upper parts.
Denys Louis de Rougemont, known as Denis de Rougemont, was a Swiss writer and cultural theorist who wrote in French. One of the non-conformists of the 1930s, he addressed the perils of totalitarianism from a Christian point of view. After the Second World War, he promoted European federalism.
Eugène Burnand was a prolific Swiss painter and illustrator from Moudon, Switzerland. Born of prosperous parents who taught him to appreciate art and the countryside, he first trained as an architect but quickly realised his vocation was painting. He studied art in Geneva and Paris then settled in Versailles. In the course of his life he travelled widely and lived at various times in Florence, Montpellier, Seppey (Moudon) and Neuchâtel. His later years were spent in Paris where he died a celebrated and well respected artist both in Switzerland and France. He was primarily a realist painter of nature. Most of his works were of rural scenes, often with animals, the depiction of which he was a master. He increasingly painted human figures and by the end of his career could be called a portraitist whose skill revealing character was profound.
The University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland is situated in Western Switzerland. It is formally accredited by the Swiss Accreditation Council. The university is divided into six faculties: Design and Fine Arts; Business, Management and Services; Engineering and Architecture; Music and Performing Arts; Health; and Social Work.
Louis Adolphe Soutter was a Swiss painter and graphic artist in the Art Brut style, who produced most of his work while under care in a hospice. He also worked as a musician, playing the violin.
Jean Villard, known as Gilles, originating from Daillens, was a French Swiss multi-talented chansonnier, poet, humorist, comedian, actor, and cabaretist. He was friends with Édith Piaf, Ernest Ansermet, Jacques Brel, Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault and met also with Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz. He gave his last interview in December 1981 at his home, where he confided that "I have always tried my best to be a poet."
Jacques Dicker was a Ukrainian-born Swiss socialist politician and lawyer.
Gonzague de Reynold was a Swiss writer, historian, and right-wing political activist. Over the course of his six-decade career, he wrote more than thirty books outlining his traditionalist Catholic and Swiss nationalist worldview.
Frédéric Charles Jean Gingins de la Sarraz was a Swiss historian and botanist.
Jean Odon Debeaux was a French military pharmacist, botanist and malacologist.
Philippe de La Harpe was a Swiss physician known for research in the fields of geology and paleontology.
Charles-Théophile Gaudin was a Swiss paleontologist known for his research in the field of paleobotany.
Pierrette Micheloud was a Swiss writer and painter.
Ernst Wilczek was a Swiss botanist and pharmacist.
Charles Meylan was a Swiss botanist.
Paul Frédéric Culmann was a Swiss physicist known for contributions made in the field of bryology.
Paul Cruchet was a Swiss mycologist who specialized in parasitic fungi. His father, Denis Cruchet (1847–1926), was a minister and amateur mycologist.
Jacques-Elie-Abraham Hermanjat was a Swiss painter who worked primarily in the Fauvist and Divisionist styles and was one of the first Swiss artists to draw on the work of Paul Cézanne. He was also involved in cultural politics.
Jean-Pierre Fragnière was a Swiss academic and political scientist. He taught at the Haute école spécialisée de Lausanne and the University of Geneva at the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences. He founded the Institut universitaire âges et générations and served as Scientific Director from 1998 to 2009 in Sion.
References
- 1 2 Ammann [Amann], Jules at Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz
- ↑ Jean Jules Amann (8.3.1859 - 1.2.1939) Archived 2016-02-01 at the Wayback Machine ETH Zurich; Zürich Herbaria
- ↑ OCLC Classify (published works)
- ↑ International Plant Names Index. J.J.Amann.
| General | |
|---|---|
| National libraries | |
| Biographical dictionaries | |
| Scientific databases | |
| Other | |
