Bio of SCHWYZER, Dr. Gustave (b.1867), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical

Vol II, pg 598-601
GUSTAVE SCHWYZER, M. D.
Dr. Gustave Schwyzer, a distinguished physician and surgeon of Minneapolis, who
since 1902 has engaged in practice in this city, has found in America a splendid
field for the development of his talents and has thoroughly identified his
interests with those of his adopted country. He was born in Bern, Switzerland,
March 5, 1867, and his parents, Arnold and Catherine (Hen) Schwyzer, were also
natives of that country. The father was a successful business man and he was
also well known in military circles as a brigadier colonel of the Swiss militia.
In the acquirement of an education Gustave Schwyzer attended the grammar and
high schools of his native land and afterward entered the University of Zurich,
Switzer­land, from which he was graduated in 1892 with the M. D. degree. For
five years he was an assistant in surgical hospitals of Switzerland and he was
for nearly three years assistant to the famous specialist, Professor Theodore
Kocher, of Bern, Switzer­land. In 1897 he came to the United States for the
purpose of visiting his brother, who was residing in St. Paul, Minnesota, with
no intention of locating in this country, but was so favorably impressed with
conditions here that he decided to remain and has never had occasion to regret
this step, for success in substantial measure has attended his efforts. He first
established an office in St. Cloud, Minnesota, where he remained for four years,
and in 1902 he came to Minneapolis, where he has since followed his profession.
He became chief surgeon at Northwestern Hospital, succeeding Dr. J. E. Moor, and
he was also at one time surgeon for the Great Northern Railroad. Close study has
formed the basis of his advancement and he utilizes every possible means of
promoting his knowledge and increasing his efficiency. He has a thorough
knowledge of anatomy and his comprehensive technical training, combined with the
sureness and precision of his work, has established his position as one of the
foremost surgeons of the city. He is still connected with the staff of
Northwestern Hospital and his prac­tice has assumed extensive proportions.
In 1904 Dr. Schwyzer married Miss Mary Lowry of Minneapolis, and they have
become the parents of a son, Werner. While residing in Switzerland the Doctor
was obliged to take a course of military training, in accordance with the laws
of that country. He was one of seven surgeons who went from Minneapolis to
Washington, D. C., in 1913, there joining surgeons from various parts of the
United States and Canada who met in that city for the purpose of founding the
American College of Surgeons, which was started with an enrollment of two
hundred and fifty, while the organization now has more than three thousand
members. Dr. Schwyzer is also identi­fied with the Hennepin County and Minnesota
State Medical societies, the Minnesota Academy of Medicine and the Western
Surgical Association and he is likewise con­nected with the Phi Beta Pi
fraternity and the Minneapolis Club. He is a man of high purposes and ideals,
whose life has been one of great usefulness and activity and the enviable
position which he now occupies in professional circles has been won through
concentrated effort and marked ability.