University of Basel

University of Basel   (University)
Formation	4 April 1460
Headquarters	Basel, Switzerland
Type	Public
Traditionally counted among the leading institutions of higher learning in Switzerland

The University of Basel is a university in Basel, Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460, it is Switzerland's oldest university and among the world's oldest surviving universities. The university is traditionally counted among the leading institutions of higher learning in the country.

The associated Basel University Library is the largest and among the most important libraries in Switzerland. The university hosts the faculties of theology, law, medicine, humanities and social sciences, science, psychology, and business and economics, as well as numerous cross-disciplinary subjects and institutes, such as the Biozentrum for biomedical research and the Institute for European Global Studies. In 2020, the University had 13,139 students and 378 professors. International students accounted for 27 percent of the student body.

 

Alumni on Wikispooks

Person	Born	Died	Nationality	Summary	Description
Franz Blankart	27 November 1936	17 January 2021	Switzerland	Diplomat	Swiss diplomat who attended the 1988 Bilderberg meeting as head of the Federal Office for Foreign Trade.
Carl Burckhardt	10 September 1891	3 March 1974	Switzerland	Diplomat Historian	President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (1945–48), where he assisted Germans wanted for war crimes escape to South America. September 1955 and 1956 Bilderberg meetings.
Andreas Gerwig	10 November 1928	30 April 2014	Switzerland	Politician	Influential Swiss Social Democratic politician
Felix Gutzwiller	22 February 1948		Switzerland	Politician Academic Doctor	Swiss Bilderberger public health leader. In March 2020 was on TV answering public questions about COVID-19
F. Emmanuel Iselin	27 September 1914	21 June 1986	Switzerland	Soldier Lawyer	Single Bilderberger. Swiss General Staff, then President of Bâloise, the third biggest Swiss insurance company.
Alex Krauer	June 1931	5 December 2021	Switzerland	Businessperson	Former Bilderberg Steering committee, Honorary Chairman of Novartis AG.
Franz Lütolf	6 June 1924	18 January 2018	Switzerland	Academic Banker Economist Deep politician	General Manager and Member of the Executive Board of the Swiss Bank Corporation and a member of the Bilderberg Steering committee.
Beatrice Weder di Mauro	3 August 1965		Italy Switzerland	Academic	International Monetary Fund, World Bank, advisor to German Chancellors Gerhard Schroeder and Merkel. World Economic Forum. Etc.
Mateusz Morawiecki	20 June 1968		Poland	Politician Banker Lawyer	Prime Minister of Poland 2017-2023, plenty of MSC meetings and WEF AGMs
Heinrich Oswald	15 May 1917	6 March 2008	Switzerland	Soldier Editor	Swiss manager and officer who attended Bilderberg/1981 as Chairman the Ringier media group
Rolf Soiron	31 January 1945		Switzerland	Businessperson	One of the most important business leaders in Switzerland. Former Chairman (2005–2018) of the Board of Directors of Lonza, a company closely tied to the World Economic Forum and manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines.
Arthur Wilhelm	1 May 1899	4 February 1962	Switzerland	Economist	Swiss business executive interested in European integration who attended the 1960 Bilderberg and 1961 Bilderbergs. Died suddenly in February 1962.

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