Messerli
Appearance
Messerli is a surname. It means 'Little Knife' from the German 'messer' (knife) joined to 'li' (denoting little). It is a very common name in Switzerland, and also has many derivatives outside of Switzerland such as Messer and Messershmidt. Notable people with the surname include:
- Bruno Messerli (born 1931), Swiss professor of geography and author of The Himalayan Dilemma
- Douglas Messerli (born 1947), American poet, writer and publisher
- Peter Messerli, Swiss Vice-President of the European Patent Office until 2011
- Peter Messerli, Swiss professor of sustainable development, co-chair of UN Global Sustainable Development report, and Director of the Centre for Development and Environment[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Peter Messerli named co-chair of UN Global Sustainable Development Report". Portal. 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
- ^ Steiner, Jürg (2017-07-03). "Peter Messerli: Der Ungemütliche". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2018-03-01.