Russian-German-Swiss Expressionist painter, lived in Ascona from 1918 Anthony van Hoboken (1887–1983), a musical collector, bibliographer, and musicologist; lived in Ascona 1951 to 1977 Wladimir Vogel (1896–1984), a Swiss composer of German and Russian extraction, lived in Ascona 1939-1964 Gregor Wentzel (1898–1978 in Ascona), a German physicist known for development of quantum mechanics, lived in Ascona from 1970 References External links Der Monte Verità in Ascona Der "Heilige Berg" Monte Verità Museo comunale d’arte moderna Ascona www.ascona.ch www.maggiore.ch New Orleans Jazz Festival News about Ascona Ascona Tourism Information Live Camera Ascona 1873-1874 dynamite production in Ascona Cities in Switzerland Populated places on Lake Maggiore Lakeside resorts in Switzerland Cultural property of national significance in Ticino