André Kuhn

André Kuhn
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (1961-02-08) 8 February 1961
EducationUniversity of Neuchâtel, University of Lausanne, IDHEAP
Occupationuniversity professor
EmployerUniversity of Neuchâtel
Sport
SportFencing

André Kuhn (born 8 February 1961 in La Chaux-de-Fonds[1]) is a Swiss fencer and an ordinary professor of criminal law and criminology at the University of Neuchâtel since 2015[2]. He competed in the épée events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.[3]

His doctoral thesis focused on the topic of "Punitivité, politique criminelle et surpeuplement carcéral : ou comment réduire la population carcérale"[4] for which he received the Bippert Prize from the University Rectorate[2].

In terms of his personal life, he is married and has two children[1].

References

  1. ^ a b "Kuhn André – Editions de l'Hèbe" (in French). Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b "André Kuhn – Biographie – Faculté de droit". Faculté de droit (in French). Archived from the original on 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  3. ^ "André Kuhn Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. ^ Kuhn, André (1993). Punitivité, politique criminelle et surpeuplement carcéral, ou, Comment réduire la population carcérale (in French). P. Haupt. ISBN 978-3-258-04634-1.