Ralph Hegnauer

Ralph Hegnauer (22 September 1910 – 17 November 1997) was a Swiss peace activist.

Life Hegnauer was born in Aarau as the son of industrialist Rudolf Hegnauer and Ida Hegnauer. He was employed at a bank in Argentina before starting to become involved in the peace movement.

He came in contact with the peace organisation Service Civil International. From 1937 until 1939, he participated in the group Ayuda Suiza, humanitarian aid activities that Service Civil International did during the Spanish Civil War. In this group, he met his future wife Idy Hegnauer, who became a close collaborator in peace activism until the end of his life.

He died in 1997 in Zürich.