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Archive 2

Proposing updated introduction

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Following Gmcbjames's suggestion above, I've written up a proposed updated introduction for this article. At the moment the lede is very short and doesn't reflect the full article content, so I've tried to summarize the details into an extended version.

As I do have a financial conflict of interest (I'm here on behalf of The Wyss Foundation as part of my work at Beutler Ink), I'm proposing this rather than making the edits myself. Below is my suggested version and the markup for ease of making the updates:

Proposed lede

Hansjörg Wyss (IPA: /ˈhɑːnz/-jorg wiz) (born 19 September 1935) is a Swiss entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist. He is the founder and was president, then chairman of Synthes USA, until its sale in 2012. Wyss, who lives in Wyoming, has supported philanthropic causes relating to environmental protection, social justice and science. His contributions led to the establishment of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University in 2009 and he created the Wyss Foundation, which aims to conserve natural environments, including public lands in the Western United States, Africa, and South America. As of 2017, Wyss has a net worth of US$5.6 billion, according to Forbes.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Cite error: The named reference Forbes1215 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Wilkinson, Tara Loader. Switzerland's second richest man makes big donation to Harvard, Wealth Bulletin, 8 October 2008; retrieved 15 October 2008.

Markup

'''Hansjörg Wyss''' (IPA: '''{{IPA|/ˈhɑːnz/|lang=en}}-jorg wiz''') (born 19 September 1935) is a Swiss entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist. He is the founder and was president, then chairman of Synthes USA, until its sale in 2012. Wyss, who lives in Wyoming, has supported philanthropic causes relating to environmental protection, social justice and science. His contributions led to the establishment of the [[Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering]] at [[Harvard University]] in 2009 and he created the Wyss Foundation, which aims to conserve natural environments, including public lands in the [[Western United States]], [[Africa]], and [[South America]]. As of 2017, Wyss has a net worth of US$5.6 billion, according to ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref name="Forbes1215"/><ref name="bulletin">Wilkinson, Tara Loader. [http://www.efinancialnews.com/story/2008-10-08/switzerlands-second-richest-man-makes-big-donation-to-harvard Switzerland's second richest man makes big donation to Harvard], ''[[Financial News|Wealth Bulletin]]'', 8 October 2008; retrieved 15 October 2008.</ref>

Let me know if you have any feedback or questions. If the above is appropriate, I hope that someone will assist it taking it live. Thanks! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 03:00, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

The article's intro/lede has been updated with 16912 Rhiannon's rewrite. Cheers Gmcbjames (talk) 19:41, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for the review and adding this into the article, Gmcbjames! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk · COI) 21:44, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

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On being a "Swiss billionaire"

What does the phrase "Swiss billionaire" actually mean? He lives in Wyoming and appears to have lived there for a long time. Clearly he was born in Switzerland. Is he a citizen of the United States? If he is, I wouldn't call him a "Swiss billionaire". I'd call him a billionaire who resides in Wyoming and was born in Switzerland. Novellasyes (talk) 21:43, 8 April 2021 (UTC)

900-acre > 2,081-acre?

The third paragraph under "Personal life" says: "In 2000, Wyss purchased the 900-acre (3.6 km2) Halter Ranch[...]. The ranch includes an 1,800-acre wildlife preserve and a 281-acre vineyard[...]. Either one of these numbers is misstated or the ranch has expanded since 2000. Billfalls (talk) 15:22, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Wyss' wife's recent death in Maine, USA

Obituary of Rosamund Stone Zander 1942-2023 Janetin Paris (talk) 11:36, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

[Forbes1215-1] Cite error: The named reference Forbes1215 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[bulletin-2] Wilkinson, Tara Loader. Switzerland's second richest man makes big donation to Harvard, Wealth Bulletin, 8 October 2008; retrieved 15 October 2008.

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