About Peter Sutermeister
Lived 1916 – 2003 (aged 86). Peter Sutermeister was a Swiss lawyer, writer, librettist, poet lawyer, politician and jurist.
Peter Sutermeister (May 28, 1916 – January 3, 2003) was a Swiss lawyer, writer and opera librettist.
Sutermeister got his Ph.D. at University of Bern. He wrote the texts for Heinrich Sutermeister's (his brother) operas Niobe and Raskolnikoff, as well as biographies of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Robert Schumann. From 1953 to 1966 he was the Secretary–General of the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Translation
John L. McHale. Athos: miraculous icons: introduction: Peter Sutermeister. Hallwag, 1968
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Who was Peter Sutermeister?
Swiss lawyer, writer and opera librettist (1916-2003)
When was Peter Sutermeister born?
Peter Sutermeister was born on 28 May 1916 in Feuerthalen.
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Peter Sutermeister died on 3 January 2003 in Altavilla.
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Peter Sutermeister was a lawyer, writer, librettist, poet lawyer, politician and jurist.
What nationality was Peter Sutermeister?
Peter Sutermeister was Swiss.
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