Swiss Female Scientists

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

Anita Agatha Kurmann

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

Anita Agatha Kurmann (November 22, 1976 – August 7, 2015)[1][2] was a Swiss endocrinologist and thyroid surgeon. Life Anita studied […]

Sofia Bosson 19th Century, Medicine

Marie Heim-Vögtlin (7 October 1845 in Bözen – 7 November 1916 in Zürich) was the first female Swiss physician, a […]

Sofia Bosson 24/04/2024 19th Century, Medicine

Caroline Farner (1842–1913) is notable for being the second female Swiss doctor as well as a campaigner for the Swiss […]

Sofia Bosson 22/04/2024 19th Century, Biology, Medicine

Anna Heer (1863–1918) was a Swiss physician. She played a major role in the founding of Switzerland’s first professional nursing […]