University of Basel
 University of Basel  (University)    | |
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| 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.[1]
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.[2]
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. |
