Obituaries
The President and the Rector draft obituaries for active and retired professors who have passed away, reflecting on their achievements and services for ETH Zurich.
DownloadProf. Dr. Niklaus Wirth (PDF, 132 KB), deceased on 1 January 2024
Full Professor until 1999, Department INFK
DownloadProf. Dr. Kurt W. Forster, (PDF, 130 KB) deceased on 5 January 2024
Full Professor until 2000, Department ARCH
DownloadProf. Dr. Martin Menzi, (PDF, 177 KB) deceased on 6 January 2024
Full Professor until 1991, Department NADEL
DownloadProf. Dr. Willy A. Schmid (PDF, 130 KB), deceased on 17 January 2024
Full Professor until 2008, Department BAUG
DownloadProf. Dr. Heinrich Ursprung (PDF, 131 KB), deceased on 17 Februar 2024
Full Professor until 1997, Department BIOL
DownloadProf. Dr. Florian Scheck (PDF, 129 KB), deceased on 01 April 2024
Adjunct Professor, Department PHYS
DownloadProf. Dr. Pius August Schubiger (PDF, 131 KB), deceased on 24 April 2024
Full Professor until 2010, Department CHAB
DownloadProf. Dr. René Hantke (PDF, 92 KB), deceased on 18 June 2024
Adjunct Professor until 1992, Department ERDW
DownloadProf. Dr. Rolf Jeltsch (PDF, 87 KB), deceased on 28 June 2024
Full Professor until 2011, Department MATH
DownloadProf. Dr. Thomas Maurice Rice (PDF, 87 KB), deceased on 18 July 2024
Full Professor until 2004, Department PHYS
DownloadProf. Dr. Theodor Koller, (PDF, 124 KB) deceased on 23 January 2023
Full Professor until 2001, Department USYS
DownloadProf. Dr. Hans Eppenberger, (PDF, 130 KB) deceased on 18 February 2023
Full Professor until 2001, Department BIOL
DownloadProf. Dr. Jean-Philippe Schütz, (PDF, 125 KB) deceased on 25 April 2023
Full Professor until 2004, Department USYS
DownloadProf. Dr. Hansjürg Leibundgut, (PDF, 124 KB) deceased on 13 Juni 2023
Full Professor until 2005, Department ARCH
DownloadProf. Dr. Albert Eschenmoser, (PDF, 32 KB) deceased on 14 Juli 2023
Full Professor until 1992, Department CHAB
DownloadProf. Dr. Markus Müntener, (PDF, 28 KB) deceased on 12 Juli 2023
Associate Professor until 2005, Department CHAB
DownloadProf. Dr. Judith McKenzie, (PDF, 112 KB) deceased on 11 August 2023
Full Professor until 2007, Department ERDW
DownloadProf. Dr. Ulrich W. Suter, (PDF, 122 KB) deceased on 12 August 2023
Vice President for Research and Corporate Relations 2001 - 2005 und Full Professor until 2008, Department MATL
DownloadProf. Dr. Hans-Rudolf Willy Dürrenmatt, (PDF, 130 KB) deceased on 4 October 2023
Adjunct Professor until 1998, Department GESS
DownloadProf. Dr. Kaspar Heinrich Winterhalter, (PDF, 131 KB) deceased on 9 October 2023
Full Professor until 2000, Department BIOL
DownloadProf. Dr. Peter Suter, (PDF, 127 KB) deceased on 28 December 2023
Full Professor until 1995, Department MAVT
DownloadProf. Dr. Herbert Kramel (PDF, 122 KB), deceased on 29 January 2022
Full Professor until 2001, Department ARCH
DownloadProf. Dr. Robert Fechtig (PDF, 115 KB), deceased on 01 February 2022
Full Professor until 1996, Department BAUG
DownloadProf. Dr. Otto Sticher, (PDF, 115 KB) deceased on 11 March 2022
Full Professor until 2002, Department CHAB
DownloadProf. Dr. Hans Sticher, (PDF, 116 KB) deceased on 18 March 2022
Full Professor until 1999, Department USYS
DownloadProf. Dr. Alfred R?sli, (PDF, 116 KB) deceased on 02 April 2022
Full Professor until 1986, Department MATL
DownloadProf. Dr. Herbert Zuber, (PDF, 113 KB) deceased on 05 Mai 2022
Full Professor until 1994, Department BIOL
DownloadProf. Dr. Werner Eugster, (PDF, 115 KB) deceased on 23 May 2022
Adjunct Professor until 2022, Department USYS
DownloadProf. Dr. Niklaus Künzi, (PDF, 115 KB) deceased on 25 September 2022
Full Professor until 2001, Department USYS
DownloadProf. Dr. Urs Wild (PDF, 121 KB), deceased on 22 November 2022
Full Professor until 2001, Department CHAB
DownloadProf. Dr. Terry Seward, (PDF, 126 KB) deceased on 24 December 2022
Full Professor until 2006, Department ERDW
DownloadProf. Dr. John G. Ramsay (PDF, 112 KB), deceased on 11 January 2021
Full Professor until 1992, Department ERDW
DownloadProf. Dr. Peter L?uchli (PDF, 115 KB), deceased on 12 May 2021
Full Professor until 1993, Department INFK
DownloadProf. Dr. Themistocles Dracos (PDF, 108 KB), deceased on 23 May 2021
Full Professor until 1995, Department BAUG
DownloadProf. Dr. Christian Blatter (PDF, 115 KB), deceased on 31 May 2021
Full Professor until 2000, Department MATH
DownloadProf. Dr. Richard Ernst (PDF, 118 KB), deceased on 4 June 2021
Full Professor until 1998, Department CHAB/LPC
DownloadProf. Dr. Georg Benz (PDF, 112 KB), deceased on 15 June 2021
Full Professor until 1993, Department BIOL
DownloadProf. Dr. Hans Würgler (PDF, 118 KB), deceased on 21 July 2021
Full Professor until 1992, Department GESS
DownloadProf. Dr. Hans Brauchli (PDF, 124 KB), deceased on 23 July 2021
Full Professor until 2000, Department MAVT
DownloadProf. Dr. Jack Dunitz (PDF, 119 KB), deceased on 12 September 2021
Full Professor until 1990, Department CHAB
DownloadProf. Dr. Peter Signer (PDF, 121 KB), deceased on 10 December 2021
Full Professor until 1994, Department ERDW
DownloadProf. Dr. Karl Heinz Delhees (PDF, 114 KB), deceased on 1 April 2020
Full Professor until 1999, Department GESS
DownloadProf. Dr. Richard Hirt (PDF, 107 KB), deceased on 8 April 2020
Adjunct professor until 2004, Department USYS
DownloadProf. Dr. Duilio Arigoni (PDF, 43 KB), deceased on 10 June 2020
Full Professor until 1996, Department CHAB
DownloadProf. Dr. Hans Dutler (PDF, 109 KB), deceased on 3 July 2020
Adjunct professor until 1996, Department CHAB
DownloadProf. Dr. Konard Steffen (PDF, 102 KB), deceased on 8 August 2020
Full Professor until 2020, Department USYS
DownloadProf. Dr. Willi Sauter (PDF, 90 KB), deceased on 3 September 2020
Adjunct professor until 1993, Department BIOL
DownloadProf. Dr. Fran?ois Diederich (PDF, 92 KB), deceased on 23 September 2020
Full Professor until 2017, Department CHAB
DownloadProf. Dr. Hugo Tschirky (PDF, 92 KB), deceased on 10 Oktober 2020
Full Professor until 2003, Department MTEC
DownloadProf. Dr. Victor K?ppel (PDF, 91 KB), deceased on 10 November 2020
Adjunct professor until 2001, Department ERDW
DownloadProf. Dr. James Mitchell (PDF, 110 KB), deceased on 18 November 2020
Full Professor until his death, Department HEST
DownloadProf. Dr. Helmut Hauser (PDF, 112 KB) , deceased on 12 December 2020
Adjunct Professor until 2001, Department CHAB
DownloadProf. Dr. Frank Kl?tzli (PDF, 137 KB), deceased on 17 December 2020
Adjunct Professor until 1999, Department USYS
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