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CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGERS OF THE BEAU-RIVAGE AND BEAU-RIVAGE PALACE AUTHORS

MANAGERS CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Denis BERTHOLET Historian, junior lecturer at the European Institute, University of Geneva, writer
Alexandre Rufenacht 1858-1877 Edouard Dapples-Curchod 1857 Clémence de BIÉVILLE Writer
Antonio Martin Rufenacht 1878-1887 Paul Emile de Crousaz 1858-1880 Michel BRAUDEAU Writer
Bruno CORTHÉSY Architectural historian, Lausanne
Jacques Tschumi 1888-1912 Gustave Perdonnet 1880-1883 Ariane DEVANTHÉRY Assistant lecturer in French and cultural history, University of Lausanne
Otto Egli 1912-1935 Emile Bory-Hollard 1883-1884 Marc de FERRIÈRE LE VAYER Lecturer at the Centre for Research into Ancient Worlds, Urban and Food History (CERMAHVA),
Université François-Rabelais, Tours
Werner Muller 1935-1954 Fédor de Crousaz 1884-1906
Roland FLÜCKIGER-SEILER Architectural historian with special interest in the history of the catering industry,
Ernest Schaerer 1954-1957 Charles Dapples-Doxat 1906-1914 curator of historic monuments for the city of Berne
Christophe GALLAZ Writer
Walter Schnyder 1957-1979 Ernest Correvon-Mercier 1914-1923
Aase GOY-HOVGAARD Former Danish vice-consul
Bobo von Alvensleben 1980-1982 Roger de Crousaz 1923-1963 Pierre-Antoine GOY-HOVGAARD Historian
Maurice R. L. Urech 1983-1993 Arthur Randin 1963-1976 Fabienne HOFFMANN Architectural historian
Cédric HUMAIR Senior lecturer in the department of history, University of Lausanne
Willy Brawand 1993 Jean de Roguin 1976-1980 Gabriel JARDIN Writer
Christian Marich / Alain Delamuraz 1994-1996 André Chenevière 1981-1983 Vincent KRENZ Art historian
Jean-Jacques LANGENDORF Historian, writer
Christian Marich 1997-2003 François Carrard from 1984
Dave LÜTHI Architectural historian, assistant lecturer in the department of art history, University of Lausanne
François Dussart from 2003 Evelyne LÜTHI-GRAF Historian, Montreux municipal archivist, director of the Swiss Hotel Industry Archives.
Nadja MAILLARD Anthropologist and architectural historian
Since the hotel first opened, all its successive managers have left their mark. However, the only Bertrand MÜLLER Historian, junior lecturer, Universities of Geneva and Neuchâtel
one to consider the needs of future scholars and researchers was Walter Schnyder. In handing Joëlle NEUENSCHWANDER FEIHL Architectural historian, Epalinges
his personal files over to the Swiss hotel industry archives, he enabled succeeding generations Jacques-Michel PITTIER Writer and curator, Edouard & Maurice Sandoz Foundation (FEMS)
to retrace his career and his twenty years as manager of the Beau-Rivage Palace (see p. 314).
Because of Jacques Tschumi’s role in setting up the Swiss Hotelkeepers’ Association, of which Nicole de REYNIÈS Cultural heritage curator
he later became president, there was enough information about this key figure to produce a bio- Éléonore RINALDI Historian, doctoral student in the department of history, University of Lausanne
graphical note (see p. 66). Even so, we should not be tempted to exaggerate the importance of Catherine SCHMUTZ Architectural historian
any single manager or to show any individual in a more favourable light than the rest. Were it not
for the problems posed by a lack of documentary evidence and a tight publication schedule, each Cordula SEGER Architect, scientific consultant to the department of architecture at the Federal Polytechnic, Zurich,
one would have been worthy of a more glowing tribute in this commemorative book. junior lecturer at the University of Vienna and the Haus der Farbe, Zurich.
Laurent TISSOT Professor of Contemporary History, University of Neuchâtel.
John WALTON Professor of Social History, University of Central Lancashire
Olivier VERREY Notary
Philippe VISSON † Painter

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