Swiss Venezuelan

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In 1940, up to some 1,900 Swiss emigrated to Venezuela.^[1]

Notable people[]

• María Gabriela Isler, Miss Venezuela 2012 and Miss Universe 2013 (1/2 Swiss father; holds Swiss citizenship)
• and Melchor Grubel, who arrived in Venezuela in 1529 and 1535, respectively. They are the first Swiss who came to South America.
• , for his contribution to the fortification of Puerto Cabello.
• The , who begin the great hardware business in Venezuela, dedicated to the supply of equipment for utilities and works of industrial establishments - aqueducts, power plants, etc.
• , Swiss military man, adjutant general and personal friend of General José Antonio Páez.
• , who contributed in the years 1890-1892 for the construction of railways in Venezuela.
• , who founded the first company of lithographic art in Venezuela in the late nineteenth century.
• , who helped found the "" in 1895.
• Henri Pittier, botanist, fighter for the conservation of natural resources, and whose name belongs to a major national parks of Venezuela.
• Father , publicist and historian. Studied the influence of Rousseau's thought about Venezuelan independence movement.
• , lawyer and publicist, who gave their contribution to Venezuelan constitutional right.
• , for his contribution to the care and maintenance of the Botanical Garden.
• Karl Weidmann, conservationist, and who made one of the first documentaries on the Llanos, and is author of "Wildlife in Venezuela."

References[]

External links[]

• Swiss in Venezuela (Spanish)
• Camara Suiza-Venezolana

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