EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Location:
Geneva, Switzerland

Founding Date:
1559

Enrollment:
13,500

Official Website:
http://www.unige.ch/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Norman Angell	Economist	26-Dec-1872	7-Oct-1967	The Great Illusion
Werner Arber	Scientist	3-Jun-1929		Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage)
Letitia Baldrige	Author	9-Feb-1926	29-Oct-2012	Etiquette columnist
Durão Barroso	Head of State	23-Mar-1956		European Commission President
Thomas Bodley	Scholar	2-Mar-1545	28-Jan-1613	Bodleian Library
Daniel Bovet	Scientist	23-Mar-1907	8-Apr-1992	Anti-histamines, muscle relaxants, sulfanilamide
George Finch	Chemist	4-Aug-1888	22-Nov-1970	Oxygen for mountain climbing
Edmond H. Fischer	Scientist	6-Apr-1920		Protein phosphorylation
Rita V. Foley	Business	c. 1954		Former VP, MeadWestVaco
John H. Forsgren, Jr.	Business	c. 1945		CFO of Northeast Utilities, 1996-2004
Saul Friedländer	Historian	11-Oct-1932		Holocaust historian
Morton Heilig	Inventor	22-Dec-1926	14-May-1997	Early virtual reality pioneer
Celinda Lake	Government	?		Lake Research Partners
Klaus J. Mangold	Business	6-Jun-1943		Executive Advisor to Diamler Chrysler
Seymour Papert	Computer Programmer	29-Feb-1928	31-Jul-2016	Programming language LOGO
Toni Rembe	Attorney	c. 1938		Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop, 1971-2004
Martin Rodbell	Scientist	1-Dec-1925	7-Dec-1998	G-protein cell signal transmission
William Seabrook	Author	22-Feb-1886	20-Sep-1945	Thoroughly sodden traveling author
Zalman Shoval	Diplomat	28-Apr-1930		Twice Israeli Ambassador to the US
Michael L. Strang	Politician	17-Jun-1929	12-Jan-2014	Congressman from Colorado, 1985-87
Diane von Furstenberg	Fashion Designer	31-Dec-1946		Fashion designer

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Werner Arber	Scientist	3-Jun-1929		Restriction enzymes (DNA cleavage)
Michel Butor	Author	14-Sep-1926	24-Aug-2016	L'emploi du temps
Stanislao Cannizzaro	Chemist	13-Jul-1826	10-May-1910	Atomic vs Molecular weights
Edmond H. Fischer	Scientist	6-Apr-1920		Protein phosphorylation
Saul Friedländer	Historian	11-Oct-1932		Holocaust historian
Niels K. Jerne	Scientist	23-Dec-1911	7-Oct-1994	Immune theory (anti-antibody)
Jean Piaget	Psychologist	9-Aug-1896	17-Sep-1980	Elaborated the stages of childhood
Ellery Schempp	Activist	1940		Abington School District v. Schempp
Klaus Schwab	Economist	30-Mar-1938		Founder, World Economic Forum
George Steiner	Critic	23-Apr-1929		After Babel
Chaim Weizmann	Head of State	27-Nov-1874	9-Nov-1952	First President of Israel

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