University of Geneva Admitted Student Profiles & Alumni

Kofi Annan

Former UN Secretary-General; Nobel Peace Prize (2001)

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Werner Arber

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1978)

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Edmond H. Fischer

Nobel Prize in Medicine (1992)

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Didier Queloz

Nobel Prize in Physics (2019)

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Michel Mayor

Nobel Prize in Physics (2019)

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Jacques Dubochet

Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2017)

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1974

Vaughan Jones

Fields Medal in Mathematics (1990)

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Martin Hairer

Fields Medal in Mathematics (2014)

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Stanislav Smirnov

Fields Medal in Mathematics (2010)

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Hugo Duminil-Copin

Fields Medal in Mathematics (2022)

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Diane von Fürstenberg

Iconic fashion designer

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Manolo Blahnik

Renowned shoe designer

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Teresa Heinz Kerry

Businesswoman and philanthropist

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Claude Nicollier

First Swiss astronaut

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Ian Fleming

Creator of James Bond

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José Manuel Durão Barroso

Former President of the European Commission

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Micheline Calmy-Rey

Former President of the Swiss Confederation

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Cécile Butticaz

First female electrical engineer in Europe; PhD in Physics (1929)

PhD; Diploma

1929

Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Current Grand Duke of Luxembourg

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Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess

Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

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