Huldrych Zwingli
Religious Leader
Swiss cleric, author, and leader in the Swiss Reformation, which led to significant changes in civil life and state matters in Zürich in the 1520's.
He held a position as a pastor in Zurich from 1519 to 1521.
He was killed in a battle against his Catholic rivals when he was forty-seven years old.
He was one of nine children born into a family of Swiss farmers.
He met with Martin Luther and discussed religious doctrine.