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Famous Swiss People.

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2 celebrated Swiss figures including actors, musicians, scientists, writers, athletes, and cultural icons across Swiss history.

Charles Édouard Jeanneret Gris

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Charles Édouard Jeanneret Gris

Switzerland

In 1914, Le Corbusier developed the Domino system. He designed the Unité d'habitation in Marseille 1946-1952. He co-founded CIAM in 1928 and published Vers une Architecture in 1923. Le Corbusier died of a heart attack on August 27, 1965 near Cap Martin, France.

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Celebrities in Switzerland

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1880 1920