Swiss critic Jean Ziegler dies

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by Henning Melber

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by Henning Melber

26%

Scholar power: 26.5%

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Henning Melber

@he-mel.bsky.social

RIP Jean Ziegler, you were speaking truth to power
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‘Here lives the monster’s brain’: the man who exposed Switzerland’s dirty secrets

‘Here lives the monster’s brain’: the man who exposed Switzerland’s dirty secrets

Inspired by Che Guevara, Jean Ziegler has spent the past 60 years exposing how Switzerland enabled global wrongdoing. His enemies accuse him of treason

www.theguardian.com

June 10, 2026 at 8:08 PM

Le Monde

Jean Ziegler, Swiss leftist and critic of capitalism, dies at 92

Sociologist, writer, professor at the University of Geneva and UN diplomat, he was known for his denunciation of 'cannibal capitalism,' inequalities, and the sometimes controversial role of the Swiss financial center.

Reposts 30 Jun 10

Der Spiegel

Jean Ziegler: He fought against the Swiss banks until even his opponents liked him

Jean Ziegler was the best-known and most controversial intellectual in Switzerland - and became famous for his fight against banking secrecy and global hunger. Now he has died at the age of 92.

Reposts 1 Jun 10

Der Spiegel

Jean Ziegler: Swiss sociologist and author dies

He was regarded throughout his life as a champion of the disenfranchised and as a controversial opponent of the pursuit of profit—and polarized people in the process. Now the sociologist, author and former politician Jean Ziegler has died.

Reposts 3 Jun 10

by Ignácio Ramonet

18%

Scholar power: 18.9%

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🎓 Ignácio Ramonet	19%	11	18.9%

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50.0%

2763.5 h

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by Helmut Reisen Reposted by Lars P. Feld

13%

Scholar power: 13.4%

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Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Helmut Reisen	5%	32	8.5%
🎓 Lars P. Feld	7%	50	4.9%
Total			13.4%

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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Jean Ziegler dies: A controversial left-wing humanist

He campaigned as a non-fiction author and politician for human rights, global justice, and the elimination of hunger in developing countries. Now the Swiss sociologist Jean Ziegler has died at the age of 92.

Reposts 1 Jun 10

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Obituary: Jean Ziegler has died

The author, politician and critic of capitalism fought passionately and provocatively for his causes. That made him known far beyond Switzerland. He died at the age of 92.

Reposts 0 Jun 10

Süddeutsche Zeitung

Obituary: Jean Ziegler has died

The author, politician and critic of capitalism fought passionately and provocatively for his causes. That made him known far beyond Switzerland. He died at the age of 92.

Reposts 0 Jun 10

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