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Johann Georg Wyss known as Hansjörg Wyss (born 19 September 1935) is a Swiss billionaire businessman and donor to politically liberal and environmental causes in the United States.
5 days ago · Harvard University has received one of its largest private gifts in history - $350 million from billionaire entrepreneur Hansjörg Wyss, for the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired...
May 3, 2021 · Hansjörg Wyss, who recently dropped his bid to buy Tribune Publishing, has been a leading source of difficult-to-trace money to groups associated with Democrats.
Jan 25, 2024 · Meet Hansjörg Wyss, the man US conservatives are casting as a new George Soros, the businessman-turned-philanthropist who has become a familiar villain for the right.
Jul 18, 2019 · In 1958, a Swiss student named Hansjörg Wyss boarded a propeller plane across the Atlantic to Denver, Colorado. Between his time hiking and climbing, Wyss fell in love with the landscapes of the American West. At 30 years old, he made his first donation: $200 to a conservation organization.
Working for the Colorado Highway Department as a student in 1958, Hansjörg Wyss developed a lifelong love for America’s national parks and public lands. In particular, he grew to admire a uniquely American idea: that a nation’s iconic landscapes should be protected for everyone to experience and explore.
Oct 20, 2022 · Hansjörg Wyss, entrepreneur and philanthropist, gives fourth major gift to Harvard University to support the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. Credit: Wyss Foundation
