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Cimetière des Rois

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The Cimetière des Rois (French: Cemetery of Kings) (officially Cimetière de Plainpalais), is a cemetery in Geneva, Switzerland, where John Calvin (the Protestant reformer), Jorge Luis Borges (the Argentine author), Sérgio Vieira de Mello (the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights), Ernest Ansermet (renowned Swiss conductor), and Jean Piaget A full-color version of the published photo of Piaget's grave can be found, although this is covered by copyright and permission is required from the APA for its re-use. [1]

23 relations: Adrien Lachenal, Alberto Ginastera, Alice Rivaz, American Psychological Association, Argentina, Cemetery, Ernest Ansermet, François Lachenal, François Simon (actor), Frank Martin (composer), Geneva, Grisélidis Réal, Gustave Moynier, Humphry Davy, Jean Piaget, John Calvin, Jorge Luis Borges, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Paul Lachenal, Reformation, Robert Musil, Sérgio Vieira de Mello, Switzerland.

Adrien Lachenal

Adrien Lachenal (19 May 1849, Geneva – 29 June 1918) was a Swiss politician and Jurist.

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Alberto Ginastera

Alberto Evaristo Ginastera (April 11, 1916June 25, 1983) was an Argentine composer of classical music.

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Alice Rivaz

Alice Rivaz (14 August 1901 – 27 February 1998) was a Swiss author and feminist.

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American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with around 117,500 members including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (República Argentina), is a federal republic located mostly in the southern half of South America.

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Cemetery

A cemetery or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred.

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Ernest Ansermet

Ernest Alexandre Ansermet (pronounced; 11 November 1883 – 20 February 1969)"Ansermet, Ernest" in The New Encyclopædia Britannica.

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François Lachenal

François Paul Lachenal (Geneva 1918 - 1997), was a Swiss publisher and diplomat, who since 1940 played a significant role in publishing the writings of the French authors during the occupation of France by Germany.

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François Simon (actor)

François Simon (16 August 1917 – 5 October 1982) was a Swiss stage and film actor.

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Frank Martin (composer)

Frank Martin (15 September 1890 – 21 November 1974) was a Swiss composer, who lived a large part of his life in the Netherlands.

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Geneva

Geneva (Genève, Genèva, Genf, Ginevra, Genevra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of the Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

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Grisélidis Réal

Grisélidis Réal (11 August 1929 – 31 May 2005) was a writer and sex worker from Geneva, Switzerland.

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Gustave Moynier

Gustave Moynier (September 21, 1826 - August 21, 1910) was a Swiss Jurist who was active in many charitable organizations in Geneva.

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Humphry Davy

Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet (17 December 177829 May 1829) was a Cornish chemist and inventor, who is best remembered today for isolating, using electricity, a series of elements for the first time: potassium and sodium in 1807 and calcium, strontium, barium, magnesium and boron the following year, as well as discovering the elemental nature of chlorine and iodine.

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Jean Piaget

Jean Piaget (9 August 1896 – 16 September 1980) was a Swiss psychologist and epistemologist known for his pioneering work in child development.

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John Calvin

John Calvin (Jean Calvin; born Jehan Cauvin; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation.

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Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, and a key figure in Spanish-language literature.

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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (commonly known as the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)) is a United Nations agency that works to promote and protect the human rights that are guaranteed under international law and stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948.

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Paul Lachenal

Paul Lachenal (1884, Geneva – 1955) was a Swiss politician and philanthropist.

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Reformation

The Reformation (or, more fully, the Protestant Reformation; also, the European Reformation) was a schism in Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther and continued by Huldrych Zwingli, John Calvin and other Protestant Reformers in 16th century Europe.

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Robert Musil

Robert Musil (or; 6 November 1880 – 15 April 1942) was an Austrian philosophical writer.

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Sérgio Vieira de Mello

Sérgio Vieira de Mello (15 March 1948 – 19 August 2003) was a Brazilian United Nations diplomat who worked for the UN for more than 34 years, earning respect and praise around the world for his efforts in the humanitarian and political programs of the UN.

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Switzerland

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a sovereign state in Europe.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cimetière_des_Rois

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