What was Henri Guisan's nationality?

Henri Guisan was Swiss, holding citizenship in Switzerland.

Where did Henri Guisan receive his education?

He was educated at the University of Lausanne.

Who employed Henri Guisan?

Henri Guisan was employed by the Swiss Armed Forces, serving as its Commander-in-Chief.

What was Henri Guisan's most significant role?

His most significant role was serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Swiss Armed Forces during World War II (1939-1945).

Henri Guisan

Swiss general (1874-1960)

Person human Q123497

Facts

25 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[16]
Date of birth: October 21, 1874
Date of death: April 7, 1960
Place of birth: Mézières
Place of death: Pully
Country of citizenship: Switzerland^[12]
Occupation: military officer, politician, farmer, soldier
Educated at: University of Lausanne^[13]
Religion or worldview: reformed^[15]
Spouse: Helen Margaret Gould^[10]
Child: Henri Guisan junior^[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed: French^[34]
Different from: Henri Guisan junior^[35]
End of work period: 1945^[37]
Family name: Guisan^[30]
Given name: Henri^[31]
Member of: Zofingia^[14]
Military branch: Swiss Armed Forces^[17]
Military, police or special rank: general, Wikidata item, Wikidata item, Wikidata item, colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, major, Wikidata item, captain, senior lieutenant, lieutenant, rekrut, Wikidata item, general^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national: Avenches, Mézières^[32]^[33]
P14536: 371074
Participated in conflict: World War II^[29]
Place of burial: Pully cemetery^[9]

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Start of work period: 1894^[36]

🏷️ Also known as

en Henri Guisan de General Guisan fa هنری گیزا fr Le général fr Général Guisan he אנרי גיזאן ja アンリ・ギザン ja ギザン ko 앙리 귀장 pt General Guisan pt Guisan pt H. Guisan ru Анри Гизан ru Гизан, Анри uk Анрі Гізан zh 亨利·吉桑

🔖 Identifiers · 48

ISNI: 000000012102515X
VIAF cluster ID: 77110367
Library of Congress authority ID: n84060581
GND ID: 118699164
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Guisan Visp 1942 D2.8916.jpg ↗
BDELIS ID: 56267
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12290445q
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: guisan-henri
DDB person (GND) ID: 118699164
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 118699164
Discogs artist ID: 3918745
Dodis ID: P495

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E-archiv.li ID: 29904
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Henri-Guisan
Encyclopædia Universalis ID: henri-guisan
FAST ID: 136046
Freebase ID: /m/0598sv
Google Arts & Culture entity ID: m0598sv
HDS ID: 019083
IdRef ID: 031746411
JRC Names ID: 1002738
Jewish Museum Berlin person ID: jmb-pers-608892
KBR person ID: 14619013
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 118699164
LONSEA ID: 2813
Lex ID: Henri_Guisan
Lexicon istoric retic ID: 1218
Munzinger person ID: 00000000662
Museum-digital ID: 62561
Münzkabinett ID: person/5238
NE.se ID: henri-guisan
NLP ID: a0000001182468
NUKAT ID: n2003030990
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000460760
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007277205405171
National Library of Poland MMS ID: 9810613502905606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 123619807
Olympedia people ID: 899154
Open Library ID: OL2277574A
PM20 folder ID: pe/006731
Patrinum ID: 40271
Swiss Federal Archives ID: 3918
Swiss National Sound Archives ID: 68743.011
The Peerage person ID: p53999.htm#i539988
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID: 301831, 305056
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID: henri-guisan
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJwMCMhXggqHtMrpjggkDq
Yale LUX ID: person/60cc7522-fc06-4ed4-bd35-6a5a8576c275

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Military, police or special rank 7

colonel, major, captain, lieutenant, Lieutenant Colonel, senior lieutenant, general

Occupation 2

politician, military officer

Country of citizenship 1

Switzerland

Educated at 1

University of Lausanne

Given name 1

Henri

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

French

Member of 1

Zofingia

Military branch 1

Swiss Armed Forces

Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1

Avenches

Participated in conflict 1

World War II

Place of birth 1

Mézières

Place of death 1

Pully

Sex or gender 1

male

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Mas-Saint-Chély

← Occupant 1

Jegenstorf Château

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Summary

Henri Guisan was born on October 21, 1874^[1], in Mézières^[2]. He died on April 7, 1960^[3], in Pully^[4]. He worked as a military officer^[5], politician^[6], farmer^[7], and soldier^[8].

FAQs

Where was Henri Guisan born?

Henri Guisan was born in Mézières^[2].

Where did Henri Guisan die?

Henri Guisan died in Pully^[4].

Who was Henri Guisan married to?

Henri Guisan's spouses include Helen Margaret Gould^[10].

What did Henri Guisan do for work?

Henri Guisan worked as a military officer^[5], politician^[6], farmer^[7], and soldier^[8].

Where did Henri Guisan go to school?

Henri Guisan was educated at University of Lausanne^[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Henri Guisan — place of birth (P19): Mézières. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved 2026-10-24. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Henri Guisan — place of death (P20): Pully. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-12-31. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Henri Guisan — sex or gender (P21): male. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Henri Guisan — spouse (P26): Helen Margaret Gould. The Peerage. Retrieved 2020-08-07. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Henri Guisan — country of citizenship (P27): Switzerland. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Henri Guisan — child (P40): Henri Guisan junior. e-newspaperarchives.ch. Retrieved 2023-02-09. e-newspaperarchives.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Henri Guisan — educated at (P69): University of Lausanne. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Henri Guisan — occupation (P106): military officer. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Henri Guisan — occupation (P106): politician. Retrieved 2019-06-17. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Henri Guisan — occupation (P106): farmer. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Henri Guisan — occupation (P106): soldier. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Henri Guisan — place of burial (P119): Pully cemetery. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Henri Guisan — religion or worldview (P140): reformed. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved 2026-02-24. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Henri Guisan — military branch (P241): Swiss Armed Forces. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Henri Guisan — military, police or special rank (P410): general. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Henri Guisan — military, police or special rank (P410): Q131256512. generalguisan.ch. generalguisan.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Henri Guisan — military, police or special rank (P410): Q131258301. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Henri Guisan — military, police or special rank (P410): colonel. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Henri Guisan — military, police or special rank (P410): lieutenant colonel. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Henri Guisan — military, police or special rank (P410): major. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Henri Guisan — military, police or special rank (P410): Q42360706. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Henri Guisan — military, police or special rank (P410): captain. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Henri Guisan — military, police or special rank (P410): senior lieutenant. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Henri Guisan — military, police or special rank (P410): lieutenant. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Henri Guisan — military, police or special rank (P410): rekrut. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Henri Guisan — member of (P463): Zofingia. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Henri Guisan — date of birth (P569): October 21, 1874. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-26. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Henri Guisan — date of death (P570): April 7, 1960. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-26. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Henri Guisan — participated in conflict (P607): World War II. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Henri Guisan — family name (P734): Guisan. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Henri Guisan — given name (P735): Henri. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2015-08-14. wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Henri Guisan — municipal affiliation of a Swiss national (P1321): Avenches. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved 2026-02-24. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Henri Guisan — municipal affiliation of a Swiss national (P1321): Mézières. Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved 2026-10-24. wikidata.org.
[34] ↑ Henri Guisan — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[35] ↑ Henri Guisan — different from (P1889): Henri Guisan junior. wikidata.org.
[36] ↑ Henri Guisan — start of work period (P2031): 1894. wikidata.org.
[37] ↑ Henri Guisan — end of work period (P2032): 1945. wikidata.org.

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