Wyss

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Wyss () is a Swiss surname. The Alemannic (Schwäbisch) form of the Old High German "Wīs" (wise, clever, experienced, knows).

Notable persons with the surname include:

  • Amanda Wyss (born 1960), American actress

  • Amy Wyss (born 1970/1971), Swiss-American billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist.

  • Andre Wyss (contemporary), American professor of paleontology

  • (1852–1900), German historian and archivist

  • (1833–1890), Swiss writer

  • (1905–1986), Swiss philologist

  • Brigit Wyss (born 1960), Swiss politician

  • Clotilde von Wyss (1871–1938), English science-educator

  • Danilo Wyss (born 1985), Swiss road racing bicyclist

  • (1763–1839), Swiss politician

  • David Wyss, American economist

  • Denise Wyss (born 1965), first priestess of the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland

  • (1923–1994), German anthropologist and professor in Würzburg

  • Dorothea Wyss (born around 1430/32, died after 1487) married Niklaus von Flüe, the patron saint of Switzerland

  • Esther Egger-Wyss (born 1952), Swiss politician (CVP)

  • Franz Anatol Wyss (born 1940), Swiss painter

  • Georg von Wyss (1816–1893), Swiss historian

  • Hansjörg Wyss (contemporary), Swiss billionaire

  • Johann David Wyss (1743–1818), Swiss author of The Swiss Family Robinson

  • (1782–1837), Swiss painter and draftsman

  • Johann Rudolf Wyss (1782–1830), Swiss author and folklorist; son of Johann David

  • (1763–1845), Swiss country priest and poet

  • (1913–2002), Swiss journalist and writer

  • Marcel Wyss (born 1986), Swiss road cyclist

  • (1908–1977), Swiss journalist and photographer

  • (born 1959), Swiss Swiss Roman Catholic "priestess" (not officially recognized)

  • Orville Wyss (1912–1993), American microbiologist

  • Paul Wyss (born 1928), Swiss politician and former ice hockey player

  • (1844–1888), Swiss jurist and legal scholar

  • (1932–2007), Swiss musician and composer

  • Sophie Wyss (1897–1983), Swiss soprano

  • Thomas Wyss (born 1966), Swiss professional football player

  • Ursula Wyss (born 1973), Swiss economist and politician

  • (born 1945), Swiss writer

  • (born 1965), Swiss communication scientists Patrician families:

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References

  1. ''[[Schweizerisches Idiotikon]],'' Band XVI, Spalte 1984 ff., Artikel [https://www.idiotikon.ch/Register/faksimile.php?band=16&spalte=1984 ''Wīs'' zu ''Wyss'']; zum Namen Sp. 1995 f.

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