Which Swiss city was the base for the early Protestant reformer Ulrich Zwingli?
Huldrych Zwingli selected works by Zwingli: Huldrych Zwingli Huldrych Zwingli or Ulrich Zwingli (1 January 1484 – 11 October 1531) was a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland. Born during a time of emerging Swiss patriotism and increasing criticism of the Swiss mercenary system, he attended the University of Vienna and the University of Basel, a scholarly center of Renaissance humanism. He continued his studies while he served as a pastor in Glarus and later in Einsiedeln, where he was influenced by the writings of Erasmus. In 1519, Zwingli became the pastor of the Grossmünster in Zürich where he began to preach
Ulrich – 4 July 973), who twice defended Augsburg from attacks by Magyars. The Swiss Reformer Ulrich Zwingli etymologized his given name as "Huldrych" ("Huldricus, Huldaricus"), i.e. "rich in grace". In the wake of Zwingli, during the 16th century and well into the 18th century, it became a fashion - especially for Protestant writers - to latinise the given name "Ulrich" as "Huldricus". The name was popularly given in 20th-century Switzerland, especially from the 1940s to the 1960s, peaking at rank 16 in 1947, but dropping below rank 100 in 1972. In Czechoslovakia, "Oldřich " was popularly given in the 1940s