James Büchi

Background

Büchi, James was born on November 8, 1922 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Son of Jakob and Hedwig (Eigensatz) Büchi.

Education

Master of Science in Petrograph Engineering, Federal School E.T.H., Zurich, Switzerland, 1948.

Career

Petrographer, Department National Produç+210o Mineral, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 1949-1952; mining geologist, exploration geologist, Companhia Siderurgica Belgo Mineira, Minas Gerais, 1952-1954; manager exploration, Companhia Siderurgica Belgo Mineira, Minas Gerais, 1954-1973; manager exploration and technical, S.A. Mineraç+210o da Trinidade, Minas Gerais, 1953-1985; temporary director, S.A. Mineraç+210o da Trinidade, Minas Gerais, since 1985. Board directors Samarco Mineraç+210o, Belo Horizante, Minas Gerais, 1977-1981.

Achievements

• James Büchi has been listed as a noteworthy Geologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Honorary consul for State of Minas Gerais, Switzerland, since 1964. President Consular Corps., Belo Horizonte, since 1988. Member Society Economics Geologists, Brazilian Society Geologists, Swiss Geological Society, Swiss Society Mineralogists and Petrographers, Vereinigung Schweizerischer Petroleum Geologen u Ingenieure.

Connections

Married Margot Edith Jacob, December 4, 1948. Children: Cristina, Mônica, Marcos, Barbara, Andreas.

Father:

Jakob Büchi

Mother:

Hedwig (Eigensatz) Büchi

Spouse:

Margot Edith Jacob

child:

Barbara Büchi

child:

Mônica Büchi

child:

Andreas Büchi

child:

Cristina Büchi

child:

Marcos Büchi