Yvonne Preiswerk (born 3 June 1937 – 14 April 1999) was a Swiss anthropologist.
She was the author of a study on mortuary rites, she is also a scientific editor and director of publications in various fields of anthropology.
After commercial training, Yvonne Preiswerk moved to Argentina for four years with her husband and two daughters.
In 1972, as a stay-at-home mother, speaking English, German and Spanish, she resumed her training by obtaining a diploma in anthropology at the University Institute for Development Studies (IUED) in Geneva.
She did her doctoral thesis in history and civilization at the Jean Moulin University Lyon 3.