Background
Loertscher, Alfred was born on December 27, 1915 in Louisiana Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland. Son of Auguste and Julia (Godat) Loertscher.
Loertscher, Alfred was born on December 27, 1915 in Louisiana Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland. Son of Auguste and Julia (Godat) Loertscher.
Student, University Neuchâtel, 1937.
Professor linguistics, Leipzig, 1937-1938, Neuchâtel, 1938. Editor, then chief editor L'Express, 1939-1945. Chief editor Curieux magazine weekly, Geneva, 1945-1951.
Chief editor, manager monthly review Trente Journals, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1954-1990.
Married Odette Luginbuhl, July 7, 1958. 1 child, Patrick; children by previous marriage: Denis Gerald, Brigitte Meyer.