Stefan Markus

Biography

A well-read man, which is how some define Stefan Markus. Not wrong but a bit thin for a man of so many talents. Born in Zurich in 1884, young Stefan soon proved a fertile mind as well as a consummate reader. It comes as no surprise to find him studying literature... and history... and political economy. In 1909, with his Ph. D. in his pocket, he left Berlin where he had been a student and came back to Switzerland. That same year, he founded the Hertenstein Open Air Theater in Weggis and started …