Guido Nobel, the Glossary
Guido Nobel (1922–2002) was a Swiss trade unionist, politician, and business executive.[1]
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33 relations: Barcode, Basel-Landschaft, Biel/Bienne, Canton of Bern, Conductor (rail), Coop (Switzerland), Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland, François Mitterrand, Gérard Longuet, Grand Council of Bern, ISDN, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Manufacture nationale de Sèvres, Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones, Mobile phone, Natel, Neuchâtel, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Optical fiber, Pension system in Switzerland, Philately, Postal Telegraph and Telephone (Switzerland), President of France, Romandy, Social Democratic group (Switzerland), Social Democratic Party of Switzerland, Swiss Federal Railways, Swiss Metalworkers' and Watchmakers' Union, Swiss Trade Union Federation, Teletext, The Melomaniac, Union of Commerce, Transport and Food, Watchmaker.
- 19th-century Swiss businesspeople
- 19th-century Swiss politicians
- Swiss trade unionists
Barcode
A barcode or bar code is a method of representing data in a visual, machine-readable form.
Basel-Landschaft
Basel-Landschaft or Basel-Country, informally known as Baselland or Baselbiet (Kanton Basel-Landschaft; Chantun Basilea-Champagna; Canton de Bâle-Campagne; Canton Basilea Campagna), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation.
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Biel/Bienne
Biel/Bienne (official bilingual wording; German: Biel, French: Bienne;,; local dialect; Bienna; Bienna; Belna) is a bilingual city in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.
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Canton of Bern
The canton of Bern, or Berne (Kanton Bern; canton de Berne; Chantun Berna; Canton Berna), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation.
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Conductor (rail)
A conductor (North American English) or guard (Commonwealth English) is a train crew member responsible for operational and safety duties that do not involve actual operation of the train/locomotive.
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Coop (Switzerland)
Coop is one of Switzerland's largest retail and wholesale companies.
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Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland
Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland (Dodis) is a research project which edits important documents on Swiss foreign relations and contemporary history.
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François Mitterrand
François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (26 October 19168 January 1996) was a French politician who served as President of France from 1981 to 1995, the longest holder of that position in the history of France.
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Gérard Longuet
Gérard Edmond Jacques Longuet (born 24 February 1946) is a French politician who served as Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs in the government of Prime Minister François Fillon from 2011 to 2012.
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Grand Council of Bern
The Grand Council (Grosser Rat, Grand conseil) is the parliament of the Swiss canton of Bern.
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ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) is a set of communication standards for simultaneous digital transmission of voice, video, data, and other network services over the digitalised circuits of the public switched telephone network.
La Chaux-de-Fonds
La Chaux-de-Fonds is a Swiss city in the canton of Neuchâtel.
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Manufacture nationale de Sèvres
The Manufacture nationale de Sèvres is one of the principal European porcelain factories.
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Minister of Posts, Telegraphs, and Telephones
The Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, to which was later added the charge of Telephones (the position was later named "Minister of Posts and Telecommunications"), was, in the Government of France, the cabinet member in charge of the French Postal Service and development of the national telecommunication system.
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Mobile phone
A mobile phone or cell phone is a portable telephone that can make and receive calls over a radio frequency link while the user is moving within a telephone service area, as opposed to a fixed-location phone (landline phone).
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Natel
Natel is a generic trademark used in Switzerland and in Liechtenstein for 'mobile phone'.
Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel (Neuenburg) is a town, a municipality, and the capital of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel on Lake Neuchâtel.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
The (NZZ; "New Journal of Zürich") is a Swiss, German-language daily newspaper, published by NZZ Mediengruppe in Zürich.
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Optical fiber
An optical fiber, or optical fibre, is a flexible glass or plastic fiber that can transmit light from one end to the other.
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Pension system in Switzerland
The Swiss pension system rests on three pillars.
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Philately
Philately is the study of postage stamps and postal history.
Postal Telegraph and Telephone (Switzerland)
PTT (Post, Telefon und Telegraph, Postes, téléphones et télégraphes, Poste, telefoni e telegrafi) was the Swiss Postal Telegraph and Telephone agency, formed in 1928.
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President of France
The president of France, officially the president of the French Republic (Président de la République française), is the executive head of state of France, and the commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces.
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Romandy
Romandy (Romandie or Suisse romande; Arpitan: Romandia)Before World War I, the term French Switzerland (Suisse française) was.
Social Democratic group (Switzerland)
The Social Democratic Group (abbreviated S) is the second largest parliamentary group in the Swiss Federal Assembly.
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Social Democratic Party of Switzerland
The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (Sozialdemokratische Partei der Schweiz, SP; Partida Socialdemocrata da la Svizra), also called the Swiss Socialist Party (Parti socialiste suisse; Partito Socialista Svizzero, PS), is a political party in Switzerland.
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Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, SBB; Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, CFF; Ferrovie federali svizzere, FFS) is the national railway company of Switzerland.
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The Swiss Metalworkers' and Watchmakers' Union (Schweizerischer Metall- und Uhrenarbeiter Verband, SMUV; Fédération suisse des travailleurs de la métallurgie et de l'horlogerie) was a trade union representing workers in the metal and watchmaking industries in Switzerland.
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Swiss Trade Union Federation
The Swiss Trade Union Federation (SGB;;, USS) is the largest national trade union center in Switzerland.
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Teletext
Teletext, or broadcast teletext, is a standard for displaying text and rudimentary graphics on suitably equipped television sets.
The Melomaniac
The Melomaniac (Le Mélomane) is a 1903 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès.
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Union of Commerce, Transport and Food
The Union of Commerce, Transport and Food (Verband der Handels-, Transport- und Lebensmittelarbeiter, VHTL; Fédération du commerce, des transports et de l'alimentation) was a trade union representing workers in various industries, particularly food processing, retail, hospitality and goods transport.
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Watchmaker
A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches.
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See also
19th-century Swiss businesspeople
- Ábrahám Ganz
- Abraham-Louis Perrelet
- Adolf Bühler Jr.
- Adolf Guyer-Zeller
- Adrien Philippe
- Alfred Escher
- Alwina Gossauer
- Anna-Joséphine Dufour-Onofrio
- Anton Eichleiter
- Antoni Patek
- Barbara Schulthess
- Charles Eugene Lancelot Brown
- Charles-Amédée Kohler
- Christian von Mechel
- Christoph Merian
- Daniel Peter
- François-Louis Cailler
- Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche
- Georg Wander
- Gregor Gustav Adolf Tobler
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- Heinrich Hössli
- Henri Nestlé
- Henry Dunant
- Henry Rosenberg
- J.N. Adelrich Benziger
- Jakob Heusser-Staub
- James-Ferdinand de Pury
- Jean-Gabriel Eynard
- Johann Conrad Fischer
- Johann Lukas Legrand
- Joseph Charles Benziger
- Léon Gallet
- Louis-Ulysse Chopard
- Peter Urban Sartoris
- Philippe Suchard
- Rodolphe Lindt
- Wincenty Gostkowski
19th-century Swiss politicians
- Alfred Escher
- Alois von Reding
- Auguste Cornaz
- Augustin Keller
- Eduard Häberlin
- Eduard Müller (Swiss politician)
- Frédéric-César de La Harpe
- François Briatte
- François Isaac de Rivaz
- Friedrich Peyer im Hof
- Gottlieb Jäger
- Gottlieb Riem
- Gottlieb Ringier
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- Guillaume Favre
- Hans von Hallwyl (1835–1909)
- Jakob Dubs
- Jakob Stämpfli
- Johann Baptist Weder
- Johann Jakob Rüttimann
- Johann Jakob Stehlin
- Johann Konrad Kern
- Johann Lukas Legrand
- Jonas Furrer
- Jules Roguin
- Karl Kappeler
- Louis Secretan
- Louis Wenger
- Louis Wyrsch
- Michel Béguelin
- Nicolaus Hermann
- Paul Cérésole
- Paul Migy
- Peter Bally
- Peter Ochs
- Pierre François Bellot
- Rudolf Stehli-Hausheer
- Victor Ruffy
- Wilhelm Vigier
Swiss trade unionists
- Adhémar Schwitzguébel
- Adolphe Graedel
- André Bösiger
- André Hediger
- Chloé Frammery
- Christiane Brunner
- Ernst Leuenberger (printing trade unionist)
- Friedrich Segessenmann
- Friedrich Siebenmann (trade unionist)
- Gottfried Reimann
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- Hannah Pfalzgraf
- Hans Düby
- Hermann Leuenberger
- Irène Kälin
- Josef Scherrer
- Konrad Ilg
- Lucien Tronchet
- Marcel Bollinger
- Margarethe Faas-Hardegger
- Marie Hüni
- Michel Béguelin
- Pierre-Yves Maillard
- Robert Bratschi