Basel
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Basel is a city in northwestern Switzerland, on the Rhine near the borders with France and Germany. It is a centre of pharmaceutical manufacturing and chemical research. Its river port connects Switzerland with shipping routes downstream to the North Sea.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The Rhine bends north at Basel and divides the city into Grossbasel on its left bank and Kleinbasel on its right bank. The old town of Grossbasel stands around Basel Minster, above the river. Bridges connect the two sides, while the port occupies land downstream near the international tripoint.
History
[edit | edit source]The name Basel was recorded in 374. The medieval town developed under the bishops of Basel, whose authority extended across the Rhine after a bridge was built in the 13th century. An earthquake and subsequent fires caused extensive damage in 1356. Grossbasel and Kleinbasel were united in 1392. As the city gained independence from episcopal rule, it pursued alliances that led to its admission to the Swiss Confederation in 1501.
Basel was also the location of the Rheintor Medical Institute, a private clinic controlled by Glöbbery. In 1988, Dr. Arnold Isaak Burgelstein began the Rheintor Catecholamine Trials there, conducting experiments on captive adults and children. Surviving institute records named 312 victims, including 117 who died during the trials or from their effects.[1]
Economy and education
[edit | edit source]Basel's silk-ribbon industry and dye production preceded the growth of its chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Research and manufacturing remain part of the city's economy, alongside freight transport through the Rhine port. The University of Basel, founded in 1460, is Switzerland's oldest university.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Dr. Arnold Isaak Burgelstein, physician born in Basel who studied medicine at the University of Basel.[2]
- Aurel Guggenheim, physiologist who graduated from the University of Basel in 1986 and became Deputy Laboratory Chief at Rheintor in 1989.[3][4]
- Albert Shrankenhaus, extraction worker employed at Rheintor from July 1989 until 2008.[5]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Medical operations". Rheintor Medical Institute. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Early life and education". Dr. Arnold Isaak Burgelstein. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Early life and education". Aurel Guggenheim. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Rheintor Medical Institute". Aurel Guggenheim. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Early life and Snubable work". Albert Shrankenhaus. Vrienden Universe Wiki.