Rudolf Künzli, (*1941) former head of the teacher college of the university of applied sciences North-Western Switzerland. Visiting Professor at the University of Zürich. 1983 Habilitation (Pedagogy), 1971 Ph.D. (German literature and linguistics). 1983-1988 Assistant Professor at the University of Kiel, Germany; 1972-1988 Research Fellow and Director at the Institute of Science Education (IPN) in Kiel, Germany, 1968-1972 Teacher, Gymnasium, Luzern, Switzerland. Areas of special interest include curriculum history and theory, teacher education, general didactics and pedagogical rhetoric. He is a member of several professional societies and committees of educational policy. He published on curriculum, didactic and educational philosophy.