Former ETH President Heinrich Ursprung deceased

Heinrich Ursprung was President of ETH Zurich from 1973 to 1987. He led the bilateral negotiations between Switzerland and the EU in the field of research in his capacity as State Secretary in the 1990s. This influential figure in the Swiss higher education landscape passed away shortly before his 92nd birthday.

Portrait picture of Heinrich Ursprung
Heinrich Ursprung, former ETH President, has died at the age of 91. (Photograph: ETH Library Zurich, image archive)

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