Program

150 years of Anna Tumarkin - first female professor and pioneer

The University of Berne celebrates Anna Tumarkin's 150th birthday on February 17, 2025 with lectures and a panel discussion with renowned women from the worlds of politics, science and culture.

Participants:
Viola Amherd; Federal Councillor; Head of DDPS
Virginia Richter; Rector of the University of Berne; Professor of Modern English Literature
Nina Tumarkin; historian at Wellesley College USA; great-grandniece of Anna Tumarkin
Franziska Rogger; historian at the University of Bern and Tumarkin specialist
Lena Lisa Wüstendörfer; Principal Conductor of the Swiss Orchestra and Steward of Andermatt Music
Belinda Walther Weger; Head of Public Affairs and Sustainability at “La Mobilière”.

Moderator: Barbara Bleisch; philosopher; journalist; author

Music: TriOlogie String Trio

Registration:  
see german program

Features:
public; free of charge