Zurich journalist and author Hanspeter Guggenbühl died
Zurich journalist and author Hanspeter Guggenbühl was killed in a road accident in Vaud on Wednesday. Guggenbühl specialized in environmental, energy and transport topics and most recently worked for the Internet platform Infosperber.
There he has published over 600 articles in the last ten years, such as. Infosperber announced on its website on Monday.
Since the 1970s, Guggenbühl, who was born in 1949 in Männedorf, has worked as a freelance journalist for Swiss daily and weekly newspapers. Since 2011, he was a member of the responsible editorial board of Infosperber. In addition, he has been involved in the publication of several books in his fields of expertise.
Guggenbühl has received several awards during his career. Most recently, in 2012, he was honored by the industry journal Swiss journalist was voted Science Journalist of the Year.
Guggenbühl was killed on May 26, 2021, while on a bicycle tour when a motorcyclist collided head-on with him during an overtaking maneuver between Aigle et Le Sépey. (SDA)
