Acknowledgements – Les Globes de Mercator de l'UNIL

The University of Lausanne thanks all the individuals and institutions that supported the Mercator globes project for the benefit of culture, education and the preservation of heritage. Here is the list in detail :

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Employees and Service providers

The University of Lausanne is grateful to all the individuals and institutions that participated in this enterprise for the benefit of culture, education and the preservation of heritage. Thanks to the time and effort they devoted generously and enthusiastically, with their words, expertise, analyses, services or simply their active support, they contributed to the project’s fulfilment. To all those involved in it, we send out a big THANK YOU.

Dominique Arlettaz, Rector of the University of Lausanne (2006-2016), is thanked for his confidence and unwavering support.

1. University of Lausanne (UNIL)

Bussy	François	Dean, Faculty of Geosciences and the Environment (FGSE) Support and liaison
Cosinschi	Micheline	Guest Professor, Institute of Geography and Sustainability, FGSE Project management, website content
De Perrot	Marc	General Secretary Support
Favaretto	Roberto	Employee and driver, Unibat, logistics group Oversaw globes’ numerous transfers
Loude	Jean-François	Honorary Professor of Physics, in charge of valuable historical artefacts at the Faculty of Sciences Catalogued globes in inventory of Faculty’s historical artefacts
Reynard	Emmanuel	Director, Institute of Geography and Sustainability, FGSE Support and liaison
Vennemann	Torsten	Full Professor, Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, FGSE C₁₂ and C₁₃ analyses

2. Unicom & IT Centre (Ci), UNIL

Beetschen	Floriane	Web Specialist, Unicom Website production, assistance with content
Ceppi	Edy	Artistic Director, Unicom Artistic management
Ducrest	Fabrice	Photographer, Multimedia Specialist, Unicom Photographed globes including after restoration
Falbriard	Géraldine	Press Officer, Unicom Co-managed project
Gagnebin	Philippe	Communications Director and Unit Head, Unicom Coordination with Unicom
Hirzel	Alexandre	SIG, Ci Specialist 3D modelling via Geography IT Systems
Monti	David	Film-maker, Unicom Filmed project
Pitteloud	Eric	Graphic Designer, Unicom Project’s graphic design
Richon	Nadine	Copywriter, Unicom Proofreading

3. School of Forensic Science (ESC), Faculty of Law, Forensic Sciences and Public Administration, UNIL

Champod	Christophe	Full Professor Support, guidance, advisory
Lambert	Danny	Doctorand, Graduate Assistant, Microtraces Group Assisted drawing pigment samples, took photos
Massonnet	Geneviève	Associate Professor, Chemist and Varnish Specialist Assistance drafting analysis reports, liaising with HKB
Mazzella	Williams	Scientific Assistant, expert on counterfeit money Advisory
Milliet	Quentin	Researcher Photography for 3D
Ribaux	Olivier	Full Professor Support, guidance
Sapin	Eric	Photographer Image capture modelling and photography for 3D

4. Cantonal and University Library at Dorigny (BCUL-D)

Dubois	Laurent	Photographer First photos of globes prior to restoration
Hefti	Josiane	Librarian Archivist, Manuscripts Department Archive research on globes’ origin
†Mincio	Danièle	Curator, Manuscripts Department First person in charge of globes’ storage at BCUL-D
Saggiorato	Laura	Curator ad interim, Manuscripts Department In charge of globes’ storage at BCUL-D
Schwery	Simon	Librarian Curator, Manuscripts Department Instigated project’s reactivation in 2010
Shazar	Maria Teresa	Librarian Restorer First condition reports on globes in 2004
Villard	Hubert	Director until 2008 In-depth research on globes’ origin
Management		Storage and first analyses

5. Radiodiagnostics and Interventional Radiology department of the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV)

Bernasconi	Martine	Medical Radiology Technician, Head of CT Unit in charge of unit’s scanners Image capture and data management
Meuli	Reto	Professor, Department Head Support, supervision
Zulliger	Cédric	Medical Radiology Technician Image capture

6. Astrophysics Laboratory, EPFL

Meylan	Georges	Honorary Professor of Astrophysics Instigated and supported globes’ comeback from oblivion in 2004
North	Pierre	Lecturer and Research Director Proofreading of texts on celestial globe

7. Archives of the Canton of Vaud

Coutaz

Gilbert

Director

In-depth research on globes’ origin

8. Cantonal Museum of Fine Arts

Delavy

Françoise

Restorer

Advisory

9. West Swiss Laboratory of Dendrochronology (LRD), Moudon

Hurni	Jean-Pierre	Dendrochronologist Dendrochronology, management of sampling and C₁₄ analyses
Tercier	Laurent	Dendrochronologist Dendrochronology, management of sampling and C₁₄ analyses

10. Swiss Institute for Art Research (SIK|ISEA), Zurich

Ferreira	Ester	Restorer Advisory
Genton	Margaux	Assistant Restorer, Instructor Reviewed existing analyses and documents, set up missing analyses, documented results (technological study and status report), restored globes
Gros	Danièle	Konservatorin-Restauratorin Kunsttechnologie X-rays
Küffner	Markus	Leiter Dienstleistungen Kunsttechnologie Supervised restoration project and analyses
Scherrer	Nadim	Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Kunsttechnologie Analyses (also at HKB)
Wyss	Karin	Chemielaborantin Kunsttechnologie XFR/SFY, IRTF, DTMS and GCMS analyses, stratigraphic cross-sections

11. Graduate School of the Arts (HKB), Bern

Dobrusskin	Sebastian	Forschungsschwerpunktleiter und Professor Coordinated HKB’s involvement in assessments and analyses
Palmbach	Cornelius	Instructor, Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter Thermal analyses
Scherrer	Nadim	Dr. Phil.-nat. Kunsttechnologisches Labor Assessments and analyses, liaison with SIK\|ISEA
Zümbuhl	Stefan	Professor Assessments and analyses

12. Laboratory for Ion Beam Physics, Radiocarbon Dating, ETH Zürich

Hajdas

Irka

Dr. Research Scientist

C₁₄ analyses

13. Others

Kamber	Pia	Kuratorin, Leitung Sammlung & Restaurierung a.i., Historisches Museum Basel Consulted on globes conserved in Basel
Krogt	Peter, van der	Assistant Professor, University of Utrecht Consulted as expert on 16th- and 17th-century Dutch globes
Polfliet	Greet	Urban Advisor, Sint-Niklaas Museum Consulted on 1875 replicas

Researchers and experts on the history of globes

Without the enlightening works of experts on the history of globes, we would not have been able to discuss UNIL’s copies, particularly in the Globes section.

These authors are listed in the Selected bibliography but we wish to pay special tribute to the contribution of scientific works like those of Elly Dekker, Thomas Horst, Peter van der Krogt and Sylvia Sumira, together with the authors of the collective work edited by Marcel Watelet and those of the compendium The History of Cartography Vol. 3 on European cartography in the Renaissance era.