Alberich Zwyssig

Bust of Zwyssig in Bauen
Fountain memorial for the composer Alberich Zwyssig and the Swiss Psalm's poet Leonhard Widmer in Zürich-Seefeld (Zürichhorn)

Father Alberich or Alberik Zwyssig (17 November 1808 – 18 November 1854)[1] was a Cistercian monk who composed in 1841 the Swiss Psalm, the present Swiss national anthem.

  1. ^ Slonimsky, Nicolas (1978). "Zwyssig, Alberich". Baker's Biographical dictionary of musicians (6th ed.). New York: Schirmer Books. p. 1955. ISBN 0-02-870240-9.