Rudolphe Archibald Reiss was a German-Swiss criminology-pioneer, forensic scientist, professor and writer.
The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR) is a Swiss symphony orchestra, based in Geneva at the Victoria Hall. In addition to symphony concerts, the OSR performs as the opera orchestra in productions at the Grand Théâtre de Genève.
Jean-Marc Lofficier is a French author of books about films and television programs, as well as numerous comics and translations of a number of animation screenplays. He usually collaborates with his wife, Randy Lofficier, and the reason why credits sometimes read "R.J.M. Lofficier", after the initials of both spouses.
Tales of the Shadowmen is an American annual anthology of short stories edited by Jean-Marc Lofficier and Randy Lofficier, published by Black Coat Press. The stories take place in a fictional world where all of the characters and events from adventure literature, and in particular French adventure literature, actually exist in the same universe.
Patrick J. Gyger is a Swiss historian and writer. In the 1990s he specialised in medieval studies and in 1998 published the book, L'Épée Et La Corde: Criminalité Et Justice À Fribourg (1475-1505) on the topic of crime and justice. One of Gyger's recent publications is the history of the flying car, with Les voitures volantes, Souvenirs d'un futur rêvé (2005), published in English as Flying Cars: The Extraordinary History of Cars Designed for Tomorrow's World. From 1999 to 2010, he was the director of Maison d'Ailleurs, museum of utopia in Switzerland. In late 2010, Gyger was appointed as the director of Le Lieu unique, French national cultural center in Nantes. In 2014, the Swiss Federal Council appointed him Honorary Consul of Switzerland in Nantes.
Richard Canal is a French author and screenwriter in the science-fiction, fantasy, mainstream and thriller genres.
Anne Cuneo was a Swiss journalist, novelist, theatre and film director and screenwriter.
The grand prix de l'Imaginaire, until 1992 the grand prix de la science-fiction française, is a French literary award for speculative fiction, established in 1972 by the writer Jean-Pierre Fontana as part of the science fiction convention of Clermont-Ferrand.
Raphaël Aubert is a Swiss writer and essayist.
Jean-Francois Mayer is a religious historian, translator in Switzerland, and Director of the Institute Religioscope.
Louis Gauchat was a Swiss linguist.
Laurence Suhner is a Swiss science fiction writer and graphic artist.
Vincent Diderot is a French film director.
Virgile Rossel was a Swiss jurist, politician and writer. He was President of the Swiss National Council in 1909/1910 and President of the Federal Supreme Court 1929-1930.
The Health Valley covers the Western Switzerland region, where the life sciences sector extends from Geneva to Bern, including the seven French-speaking cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Jura, Neuchatel, Valais and Vaud. This world-class cluster presents a critical mass of 1,000 companies, research centers and innovation support structures, representing today more than 25,000 employees. The Health Valley strives to animate the life sciences ecosystem of the region, by establishing thriving bridges between its ambassadors.
Kazuki Yamada is a Japanese conductor.
Metin Arditi, born 2 February 1945 in Ankara, is a French-speaking Swiss writer of Turkish Sephardi origin.
Bernard Eisenschitz is a French film critic, subtitler and historian. He has also directed, produced and restored films.
Alexis Maridor was a French-speaking Swiss writer and publisher.
Lisa Mazzone is a prominent Green Party politician in Switzerland. She was elected to the Swiss parliament on 18 October 2015, becoming Switzerland's youngest member of parliament in the process. Most of her political interventions to date have involved environmental issues.
