| Jean-Jacques de Sellon (1782-1839) | France |
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This philanthropic Genevan, hard-line
supporter of the abolition of the death penalty, was born of a family
originating from Nîmes, who sought refug
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| Léon Gambetta (1838-1882) | France |
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Léon Gambetta est l'un des fondateurs de la troisième République française. Avocat éloquent, il se rend
célèbre en défendant des opposants à Napo
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| Giovanni Gambini (1761-1842) | Italy |
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A Sicilian Rousseauist who
came to Geneva in search of freedom, as much religious as political.
Gambini, together with Sismondi and Pellegrino Ro
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| Edmund Ludlow (1617-1693) | Angleterre |
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Politicien anglais qui chercha asile en Suisse.
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| Thomas Mazaryk (1850-1937) | Slovakia |
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Of Slovakian origin, Thomas Masaryk
studied in Vienna. Named professor
of Prague University, he was then elected member of the Reichstat (parliamen
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| Ignacy Moscicki (-1946) | Poland |
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Ex head of state of Poland.
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| Javier Perez de Cuellar (1920-) | Perou |
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L'ancien secrétaire général de l'ONU vit encore à Genève, ayant terminé ses fonctions mais trouvé la vie plus agréable qu'ailleurs ici.
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| Edgar Quinet (1803-1875) | France |
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Le politicien français, historien et philosophe chercha asile en Suisse entre 1851 et 1875.
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| Pellegrino Rossi (1787-1848) | Italie |
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Né à Carrarc en 1787, partisan des idées libérales
en Italie, il est contraint, en 1805, de quitter son pays natal pour échapper
a son asserv
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| Antonio Samaranch (1920-) | Spain |
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The former Franco ambassador has been elected president of the International Olympic Comittee in 1980. Born in Barcelona. In the 1950s and 1960s he he
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| Théodore Turrettini (1845-1916) | Italy |
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The Turrettini family originally came
from the town of Lucca in Tuscany. They
found refuge in Geneva at the time of the
Reformation in 1575.
Th
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| Carl Vogt (1817-1895) | Germany |
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This German Naturalist, born in Griessen
in 1817, was obliged to leave his country several times, and always for
political reasons. Accordingly, he
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| Réginald Warren (1910-1994) | France |
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Le militaire anglais a vécu près de Lausanne.
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| Sheikh Yamani (1930-) | Arabie Séoudite |
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L'ancien ministre du pétrole d'Arabie Séoudite divise son temps entre son magnifique chalet en Valais, son poste de professeur à Harvard et son pays n
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