Prof. T. Gordonoff, a long-time Zionist and faculty member of the University of Berne, died suddenly at the age of 74 during a visit to Moscow. The remains were returned here where burial took place in the communal cemetery.
Born in Russia, Prof. Gordonoff arrived here as a young man. He studied pharmacology and achieved international status in that field. He was an honorary governor of the Hebrew University, president of the Swiss Friends of the Hebrew University and president of the Zionist Society of Berne. He had served as editor of a number of scientific publications.
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