Albert Riggenbach

1854–1921 (age 67)

Biography

Albert Riggenbach pursued physics with a keen intellect during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in 1854, he contributed to the scientific discourse of his day, seeking to understand the laws that governed the natural world.

His colleagues remembered him as a thoughtful researcher whose commitment to rigorous inquiry strengthened the foundations of physics in Switzerland. He rests at Wolfgottesacker, alongside fellow seekers of knowledge.

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