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.  

Download Prof. Dr. Niklaus Wirth (PDF, 132 KB), deceased on 1 January 2024
Full Professor until 1999, Department INFK

Download Prof. Dr. Kurt W. Forster, (PDF, 130 KB) deceased on 5 January 2024
Full Professor until 2000, Department ARCH

Download Prof. Dr. Martin Menzi, (PDF, 177 KB) deceased on 6 January 2024
Full Professor until 1991, Department NADEL

Download Prof. Dr. Willy A. Schmid (PDF, 130 KB), deceased on 17 January 2024
Full Professor until 2008, Department BAUG

Download Prof. Dr. Heinrich Ursprung (PDF, 131 KB), deceased on 17 Februar 2024
Full Professor until 1997, Department BIOL

Download Prof. Dr. Florian Scheck (PDF, 129 KB), deceased on 01 April 2024
Adjunct Professor, Department PHYS

Download Prof. Dr. Pius August Schubiger (PDF, 131 KB), deceased on 24 April 2024
Full Professor until 2010, Department CHAB

Download Prof. Dr. René Hantke (PDF, 92 KB), deceased on 18 June 2024
Adjunct Professor until 1992, Department ERDW

Download Prof. Dr. Rolf Jeltsch (PDF, 87 KB), deceased on 28 June 2024
Full Professor until 2011, Department MATH

Download Prof. Dr. Thomas Maurice Rice (PDF, 87 KB), deceased on 18 July 2024
Full Professor until 2004, Department PHYS

Download Prof. Dr. Willi Grüebler (PDF, 82 KB), deceased on 15 October 2024
Adjunct Professor until 1993, Department PHYS

Download Prof. Dr. Theodor Koller, (PDF, 124 KB) deceased on 23 January 2023
Full Professor until 2001, Department USYS

Download Prof. Dr. Hans Eppenberger, (PDF, 130 KB) deceased on 18 February 2023
Full Professor until 2001, Department BIOL

Download Prof. Dr. Jean-Philippe Schütz, (PDF, 125 KB) deceased on 25 April 2023
Full Professor until 2004, Department USYS

Download Prof. Dr. Hansjürg Leibundgut, (PDF, 124 KB) deceased on 13 Juni 2023
Full Professor until 2005, Department ARCH

Download Prof. Dr. Albert Eschenmoser, (PDF, 32 KB) deceased on 14 Juli 2023
Full Professor until 1992, Department CHAB

Download Prof. Dr. Markus Müntener, (PDF, 28 KB) deceased on 12 Juli 2023
Associate Professor until 2005, Department CHAB

Download Prof. Dr. Judith McKenzie, (PDF, 112 KB) deceased on 11 August 2023
Full Professor until 2007, Department ERDW

Download Prof. 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

Download Prof. Dr. Hans-Rudolf Willy Dürrenmatt, (PDF, 130 KB) deceased on 4 October 2023
Adjunct Professor until 1998, Department GESS

Download Prof. Dr. Kaspar Heinrich Winterhalter, (PDF, 131 KB) deceased on 9 October 2023
Full Professor until 2000, Department BIOL

Download Prof. Dr. Peter Suter, (PDF, 127 KB) deceased on 28 December 2023
Full Professor until 1995, Department MAVT

Download Prof. Dr. Herbert Kramel (PDF, 122 KB), deceased on 29 January 2022
Full Professor until 2001, Department ARCH

Download Prof. Dr. Robert Fechtig (PDF, 115 KB), deceased on 01 February 2022
Full Professor until 1996, Department BAUG

Download Prof. Dr. Otto Sticher, (PDF, 115 KB) deceased on 11 March 2022
Full Professor until 2002, Department CHAB

Download Prof. Dr. Hans Sticher, (PDF, 116 KB) deceased on 18 March 2022
Full Professor until 1999, Department USYS

Download Prof. Dr. Alfred Rösli, (PDF, 116 KB) deceased on 02 April 2022
Full Professor until 1986, Department MATL

Download Prof. Dr. Herbert Zuber, (PDF, 113 KB) deceased on 05 Mai 2022
Full Professor until 1994, Department BIOL

Download Prof. Dr. Werner Eugster, (PDF, 115 KB) deceased on 23 May 2022
Adjunct Professor until 2022, Department USYS

Download Prof. Dr. Niklaus Künzi, (PDF, 115 KB) deceased on 25 September 2022
Full Professor until 2001, Department USYS

Download Prof. Dr. Urs Wild (PDF, 121 KB), deceased on 22 November 2022
Full Professor until 2001, Department CHAB

Download Prof. Dr. Terry Seward, (PDF, 126 KB) deceased on 24 December 2022
Full Professor until 2006, Department ERDW

Download Prof. Dr. John G. Ramsay (PDF, 112 KB), deceased on 11 January 2021
Full Professor until 1992, Department ERDW

Download Prof. Dr. Peter Läuchli (PDF, 115 KB), deceased on 12 May 2021
Full Professor until 1993, Department INFK

Download Prof. Dr. Themistocles Dracos (PDF, 108 KB), deceased on 23 May 2021
Full Professor until 1995, Department BAUG

Download Prof. Dr. Christian Blatter (PDF, 115 KB), deceased on 31 May 2021
Full Professor until 2000, Department MATH

Download Prof. Dr. Richard Ernst (PDF, 118 KB), deceased on 4 June 2021
Full Professor until 1998, Department CHAB/LPC

Download Prof. Dr. Georg Benz (PDF, 112 KB), deceased on 15 June 2021
Full Professor until 1993, Department BIOL

Download Prof. Dr. Hans Würgler (PDF, 118 KB), deceased on 21 July 2021
Full Professor until 1992, Department GESS

Download Prof. Dr. Hans Brauchli (PDF, 124 KB), deceased on 23 July 2021
Full Professor until 2000, Department MAVT

Download Prof. Dr. Jack Dunitz (PDF, 119 KB), deceased on 12 September 2021
Full Professor until 1990, Department CHAB

Download Prof. Dr. Peter Signer (PDF, 121 KB), deceased on 10 December 2021
Full Professor until 1994, Department ERDW

Download Prof. Dr. Karl Heinz Delhees (PDF, 114 KB), deceased on 1 April 2020
Full Professor until 1999, Department GESS

Download Prof. Dr. Richard Hirt (PDF, 107 KB), deceased on 8 April 2020
Adjunct professor until 2004, Department USYS

Download Prof. Dr. Duilio Arigoni (PDF, 43 KB), deceased on 10 June 2020
Full Professor until 1996, Department CHAB

Download Prof. Dr. Hans Dutler (PDF, 109 KB), deceased on 3 July 2020
Adjunct professor until 1996, Department CHAB

Download Prof. Dr. Konard Steffen (PDF, 102 KB), deceased on 8 August 2020
Full Professor until 2020, Department USYS

Download Prof. Dr. Willi Sauter (PDF, 90 KB), deceased on 3 September 2020
Adjunct professor until 1993, Department BIOL

Download Prof. Dr. François Diederich (PDF, 92 KB), deceased on 23 September 2020
Full Professor until 2017, Department CHAB

Download Prof. Dr. Hugo Tschirky (PDF, 92 KB), deceased on 10 Oktober 2020
Full Professor until 2003, Department MTEC

Download Prof. Dr. Victor Köppel (PDF, 91 KB), deceased on 10 November 2020
Adjunct professor until 2001, Department ERDW

Download Prof. Dr. James Mitchell (PDF, 110 KB), deceased on 18 November 2020
Full Professor until his death, Department HEST

Download Prof. Dr. Helmut Hauser (PDF, 112 KB) , deceased on 12 December 2020
Adjunct Professor until 2001, Department CHAB

Download Prof. Dr. Frank Klötzli (PDF, 137 KB), deceased on 17 December 2020
Adjunct Professor until 1999, Department USYS

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