Michael van Orsouw, Autor bei Swiss National Museum

Michael van Orsouw has a PhD in history and is a performance poet and author. He regularly publishes historical books.

22. July 2020

Modern Age | Society | Article | Featured

The White Plague

Today coronavirus is spreading fear, alarm and uncertainty – 100 years ago, it was tuberculosis and the Spanish Flu that cut a deadly swathe through Switzerland.

30. June 2020

Technology | 20th / 21st century | Economy | Article | Featured

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The 1920s were the decade of aviation. Air shows expressed visions of hope and expansion. But because of one fatal accident, aviation in Switzerland took a different direction, moving away from spectacle towards civil aviation. This change of direction happened exactly 100 years ago.