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Group, Tourism / Traditions, Switzerland

Beatrice May Townend

Co-founder with her husband of Hill House School. Née Beatrice Lord, she married H. Stuart Townend in 1936 and together they set up and ran Hill House School. Their son, organist Richard Townend, r...

Person, Education, Friend / family, Switzerland, Wales

Lieutenant Colonel Henry Stuart Townend, O.B.E., M.A.

Athlete, headmaster and politician. Born Henry Stewart Townend. In his youth he participated in athletics, and was a schoolboy hockey international.  Retired from the army, as Lieutenant-Colonel, ...

Person, Armed Forces, Education, Politics & Administration, Sport / Games, Switzerland

Sir Frederick Treves

Born Dorchester. Died Lausanne, Switzerland. Surgeon, famous as physician to the Elephant Man. The Who named it site provides a lot of information, but no picture. However, our Picture Source, The...

Person, Medicine, Switzerland

King George Tupou V

Former king of Tonga. His full name was Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Manumataongo Tukuʻaho Tupou V. Educated in New Zealand, Britain and Switzerland and trained at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He su...

Person, Royalty, China/Hong Kong, New Zealand, Switzerland

Chaim Weizmann

Scientist and statesman.  Born Chaim Azriel Weizmann, at Motol, near Pinsk, Belorussia. (Modern day Belarus). He studied in Germany and Switzerland producing a number of patents on dyestuffs. In 19...

Person, Politics & Administration, Science, Germany, Israel/Palestine, Switzerland

Derwent Wood

Sculptor. Born Francis Derwent Wood at Eskin Place, Caslerigg, St John's, Keswick, Cumberland. His family moved to Switzerland and then Germany, where he studied and became proficient in three lang...

Person, Sculpture, Germany, Scotland, Switzerland