The media's response

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[...] Sigerist's book offers an invaluable set of little known data that may serve as a guide to further research. Besides general works, the bibliography [...] lists less known but relevant titles of significant value, and the final register of persons and firms contains over 1400 entries [...]. Throughout the book's chapters twenty-one family trees show some of the genealogical patterns. The study documents that Swiss residing in selected parts of Europe pursued varied occupations, partly remained attached to their place of origin over generations, and pursued careers pertaining to all walks of life.

Leo Schelbert, Swiss American Historical Society Review, Jg./Bd. 52, H. 1, S. 85 (2016)

This study is based on the consultation of a remarkable number of archives, resulting in a large amount of personal data regarding hundreds of migrants. It allows the reader to learn about many of the Swiss-owned companies and entrepreneurs in the cities mentioned [...] Yet, all these archival data do not result in a monograph, but rather in a catalogue of individuals, families, and business firms. [...] this study should be considered as a basis for further research.

Pieter Emmer, Vierteljahrschrift für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte, Jg./Bd. 104, H. 2, S. 298 (2017)