| 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 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 |
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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) | UK |
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This English politician sought asylum in Switzerland
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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-) | Peru |
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The former Secretary General of UNO still lives in Geneva.
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| Edgar Quinet (1803-1875) | France |
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The French politician, historian and philosopher sought asylum in Switzerland between 1851 and 1875
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| Pellegrino Rossi (1787-1848) | Italy |
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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 |
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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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Following a career in the English military, Warren lived near Lausanne
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| Sheikh Yamani (1930-) | Saudi Arabia |
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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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