The Swiss entrepreneur Herman Spierer, date unknown. swissinfo.ch The fire of Smyrna in 1922 was one of the greatest tragedies of the declining Ottoman Empire. The Swiss industrialist Herman Spierer unexpectedly became the saviour of the fleeing Greek population. This content was published on October 6, 2022 - 09:00 Giannis Mavris Where does Switzerland stand? Where is it heading? Its developments are my focus. Apocalyptic scenes confronted the survivors fleeing on ships in September 1922 off the harbour of Smyrna, today’s Izmir, on the Turkish Aegean coast. Against the backdrop of the burning city, more and more people gathered on...