Pierre Souvairan

Pierre Souvairan (* 1921 in Switzerland; † April 16, 1998 in Niamey , Niger ) was a Swiss missionary.

Pierre Souvairan was the son of a Swiss racing driver. He studied agricultural science at the Polytechnic University in Zurich , and in the spring of 1942 he became the first brother of the Communauté de Taizé . In 1951 he went to Montceau-les-Mines , in 1957 he worked as a sent brother in Marseille as a bricklayer and stonemason. Souvairan had lived in Africa since 1967 and worked in the Nigerian Catholic mission.

In Niger, the enthusiastic diver also worked as a naturalist. He recorded the voices of 310 bird species in the Makalondi area (150 km southwest of Niamey on the road to Ouagadougou ).

Individual evidence

^ Jason Brian Santos: A Community Called Taize: A Story of Prayer, Worship and Reconciliation. InterVarsity Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-83087843-7 , p. 60
^ Obituary , April 23, 1998, accessed on January 11, 2017 (French)
^ Joost Brouwer, S. François Codjo, Wim C. Mullié: Important Bird Areas in Africa and associated islands - Niger. (PDF file) BirdLife International, p. 666 , accessed on January 26, 2014 (English).

personal data
SURNAME	Souvairan, Pierre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss missionary
DATE OF BIRTH	1921
PLACE OF BIRTH	Switzerland
DATE OF DEATH	April 16, 1998
Place of death	Niamey

[1] Jason Brian Santos: A Community Called Taize: A Story of Prayer, Worship and Reconciliation. InterVarsity Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-83087843-7 , p. 60

[2] Obituary , April 23, 1998, accessed on January 11, 2017 (French)

[3] Joost Brouwer, S. François Codjo, Wim C. Mullié: Important Bird Areas in Africa and associated islands - Niger. (PDF file) BirdLife International, p. 666 , accessed on January 26, 2014 (English).