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Jean-Jacques de Sellon (1782-1839) France
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
Léon Gambetta was one of the founders of the French Third Republic. An eloquent lawyer, he became known for defending opponents of Napoleon II
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Giovanni Gambini (1761-1842) Italy
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) UK
This English politician sought asylum in Switzerland
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Thomas Mazaryk (1850-1937) Slovakia
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
Ex head of state of Poland.
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Javier Perez de Cuellar (1920-) Peru
The former Secretary General of UNO still lives in Geneva.
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Edgar Quinet (1803-1875) France
The French politician, historian and philosopher sought asylum in Switzerland between 1851 and 1875
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Pellegrino Rossi (1787-1848) Italy
Born in Carrarc, Italy in 1787, he became a supporter of liberal ideas in Italy until he fled the Austrian control in 1805. In Geneva he became pr
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Antonio Samaranch (1920-) Spain
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
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
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
Following a career in the English military, Warren lived near Lausanne
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Sheikh Yamani (1930-) Saudi Arabia
The genial, former oil minister of Saudi Arabia divides his time between his mansion in Valais, a teaching position at Harvard and his native country.
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