The city we go this time in Streets & Squares is Basel, a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine. The official language of Basel is German - the Swiss variety of Standard German.
As always, clicking on the address links leads you to Google Maps, and clicking on the names to the person’s Wikipedia page.
Achilles Bischoff-Strasse - Achilles Bishoff (1795-1867) was a politician born in Basel, Swiss Confederacy. StreetView
Aeneas Silvius-Strasse - Pope Pius II (1405-1464) (b Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini, _Aeneas Silvius Bartholomeus _in Latin) writer of the Commentaries, the only revealed autobiography ever to have been written by a reigning pope. Born in Corsignano, Republic of Siena. StreetView
Albert Schweitzer-Strasse - Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) the Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher and physician who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952. Born in Kaysersberg, Alsace-Lorraine, German Empire. StreetView
Andreas Heusler-Strasse - Andreas Heusler (1834-1921) was a jurist, judicial historian and politician born in Basel, Swiss Confederation. StreetView
Arnold Böcklin-Strasse - Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901) was a symbolist painter born in Basel. StreetView
Bachofenstrasse - Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815-1887) was an antiquarian, philologist and anthropologist. He was professor for Roman law at the University of Basel. Born in Basel, Swiss Confederation. StreetView
Brantgasse - Sebastian Brant (1458-1521) German humanist and satirist, born in Strasbourg. He studied at Basel and worked later there as a professor of law and poetry. He edited there also ancient works of law and the poetic works of Virgil. StreetView
Brennerstrasse - Ernst Brenner (1856-1911) was a politician born in Basel. StreetView
C.F. Meyer-Strasse - Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825-1898) was a Swiss poet and historical novelist, born in Zürich, Swiss Confederation. StreetView
Christoph Merian-Park - Christoph Merian (1800-1858) was a banker, businessman and landowner in Basel. Born in Basel, Helvetic Republic. StreetView
Daniel Fechter Promenade - Daniel Albert Fechter (1805-1876) Swiss theologian and historian born in Basel, Swiss Confederation. StreetView
De-Wette Park - Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette (1780-1849) German theologian and biblical scholar who worked for years in Basel. Born in Ulla, Thuringia. StreetView
Dufourstrasse - Guillaume Henri Dufour (1787-1875) was a Swiss army officer, structural engineer and topographer. Born in Konstanz, Holy Roman Empire. StreetView
Edisonstrasse - Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) American inventor and businessman. Born in Milan, OH USA. StreetView
Emanuel Büchel-Strasse - Emanuel Büchel (1705-1775) Swiss painter born in Basel, Old Swiss Confederacy.
Eulerstrasse - Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) was a mathematician, astronomer and engineer, very active in Basel. Born in Basel, Old Swiss Confederacy. StreetView
Fatiostrasse - Johannes Fatio (1649-1691) Swiss surgeon active in Basel who performed the first successful separation of conjoined twins. He was publicly executed for his role in the 1691 Basel revolution. Born in Basel, Old Swiss Confederacy. StreetView
Friedrich Oser-Strasse - Friedrich Oser (1820-1891) was a parson and poet born in Basel, Swiss Confederation. StreetView
Fritz Hauser-Strasse - Fritz Hauser (1884-1941) politician who did a lot of good in Basel. He promoted the establishment of the state widows and orphans fund, the introduction of the mandatory accident insurance for schoolchildren, school welfare, maturity courses for adults and the adult education center. Born in Basel, Switzerland. StreetView
Hans-Huber Strasse - Hans Huber (1852-1921) was a pianist and composer, born in Eppenberg-Wöschnau, Canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
Hermann Kinkelin-Strasse - Hermann Kinkelin (1832-1913) was a mathematician, a long-time professor of mathematics at the University of Basel and also a statistician. Born in Bern, Swtzerland.
Hermann Suter-Strasse - Hermann Suter (1870-1926) was a Swiss composer and conductor, born in Kaiserstuhl, Aargau, Switzerland - StreetView
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvTBWji7l3M&ab_channel=WorldTravelGuide
A to Z from Basel
i.e. a list of people born in Basel. Just another fun way to know something more about the city. We pick a couple of people for each alphabet, if possible. The numbers you see at the end of each line indicate the year of birth. This list is updated from time to time. And last but not least: the flag of the city, and of the canton, of Basel!
A - Lukas Ammann* actor (1912)
B - Jacob Bernoulli* mathematician (1655) - Jacob Burckhardt* historian (1818) - Karl Barth* theologian (1886)
C –
D - Eren Derdiyok* football player (1988)
E - Leonhard Euler* mathematician/astronomer/engineer (1707)
F - Nicolas Fatio de Duillier* mathematician/ astronomer/inventor (1664) - Edwin Fischer* classical pianist/conductor (1886) - Roger Federer* tennis player (1981)
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H –Robert Huber* engineer/ builder of piping in Finland (1844) - Fritz Hauser* politician (1884)
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J
K - Marthe Keller* actress/opera director (1945) - Christian Kohlund* actor/director (1950)
L – Dani Levy* actor/ filmmaker/theatrical director (1957)
M – Xavier Mertz* polar explorer/mountaineer (1882) - Hannes Meyer* architect (1889)
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P - Auguste Piccard* physicist/ inventor/balloonist (1884) - Jean Piccard* chemist/ engineer/balloonist (1884)
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S - Helli Stehle* actress/ radio presenter (1907) - Patty Schnyder* tennis player (1978)
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X - Granit Xhaka* football player (1992)
Y - Hakan Yakin* football player/coach (1977)
Z - Peter Zumthor* architect (1943)
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Ö -
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/basel-4584.php
https://geographic.org/streetview/switzerland/basel_stadt/basel.html
https://second.wiki/wiki/liste_der_strassennamen_von_basel
Updated 2.3.2023