Jean Ziegler, Swiss Gadfly Who Provoked His Countrymen, Dies at 92 NYT > World > Europe di: Adam Nossiter 14 Giugno 2026 ore 22:31 In a nation that sees itself as a tranquil oasis of prosperity and business virtue, he drew death threats for pointing out a dark underside. © Michael Gottschalk/DDP, via Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesJean Ziegler in 2009. A writer, sociologist and politician, he was called Switzerland’s “national troublemaker” by Le Monde in 1997 for his critiques of Swiss society, particularly the banking system.