Hansjörg Wyss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Hansjörg Wyss

Swiss entrepreneur and businessman

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1935

Place of Birth: Bern, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Profession: entrepreneur

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Hansjörg Wyss (born 19 September 1935) is a Swiss entrepreneur, businessman, and philanthropist.
He is the founder and was president, then chairman, of Synthes USA, until its sale in 2012.
Wyss lives in Wyoming and has supported philanthropic causes relating to environmental protection, social justice, and science.
His contributions led to the establishment of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University in 2009 and he created the Wyss Foundation, which aims to conserve natural environments, including public lands in the Western United States, Africa, and South America.
As of 2017, Wyss has a net worth of US$5.6 billion, according to Forbes.