Yvonne Preiswerk
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Yvonne Preiswerk (born 3 June 1937 – 14 April 1999) was a Swiss anthropologist. She was a lecturer at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IUED) in Geneva and professor of ethnology at the Universities of Friborg and Geneva. She was the author of a study on mortuary rites, she is also a scientific editor and director of publications in various fields of anthropology.
Biography
[edit]After commercial training, Yvonne Preiswerk moved to Argentina for four years with her husband and two daughters.[1] On her return, she settled in Geneva. In 1972, as a stay-at-home mother, speaking English, German and Spanish, she resumed her training by obtaining a diploma in anthropology at the University Institute for Development Studies (IUED) in Geneva.[2]
In 1981, she published Moi Adeline, midwife,[3] a book which collects the testimony of a midwife from the Val d'Anniviers Adeline Favre. She did her doctoral thesis in history and civilization at the Jean Moulin University Lyon 3. She was a specialist in companies in the Valais and Vaud Alps.
References
[edit]- ^ "Yvonne Preiswerk - Auteur - Ressources de la Bibliothèque nationale de France". data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-04-13.
- ^ "Le repas de la mort" (PDF). doc.rero.ch. Confedere.
- ^ "Yvonne Preiswerk, anthrpologue fait revivre le passé d'Anniviers". Journal de Genève (in Swiss French). No. 296. 1981-12-19. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-07-14 – via Le Temps Archives.
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