Swiss Female Scientists

We maintain a catalog of Swiss female scientists to commemorate their astounding achievements.

Martha Christina Lux-Steiner

Sofia Bosson 26/04/2024 20th Century, Physics

Martha Christina Lux-Steiner, (née Steiner; December 18, 1950, Bern), is a Swiss physicist. From 1995 to 2016 she was the […]

Sofia Bosson 20th Century, Mathematics

Viviane Baladi (born 23 May 1963) is a mathematician who works as a director of research at the Centre national […]

Sofia Bosson 20th Century, Pharmacology

Françoise Roch-Ramel (née Ramel; 20 September 1931 – 26 June 2001)[1] was a Swiss pharmacologist and a leading expert on […]

Sofia Bosson 20th Century, Biochemistry

Gertrud Johanna Woker (16 December 1878 – 13 September 1968) was a Swiss suffragette, biochemist and toxicologist, and peace activist. […]

Sofia Bosson 20th Century, Psychology

Aletha Jauch Solter (born 1945) is a Swiss/American developmental psychologist who studied with Jean Piaget in Switzerland before earning a […]

Sofia Bosson 20th Century, Virology

Nicole Grasset (18 April 1927 – 29 August 2009) was a Swiss-French medical virologist and microbiologist-epidemiologist. Grasset was the senior […]

Sofia Bosson 20th Century, Mathematics

Helene Stähelin (18 July 1891 Wintersingen – 30 December 1970 Basel) was a Swiss mathematician, teacher, and peace activist.[1] Between […]

Sofia Bosson 20th Century, Biology

Marguerite Narbel-Hofstetter (7 February 1918 – 2 June 2010) was a Swiss biologist and politician who served on the Grand […]

Sofia Bosson 20th Century, Psychology

Mira Oberholzer-Gincburg, (née Mira Gincburg, 13 January 1884 – 12 December 1949), was a Swiss medical doctor and psychoanalyst of […]

Sofia Bosson 20th Century, Geology

Gerta Keller (born 7 March 1945) is a geologist and paleontologist whose work has focused on global catastrophes and mass […]