LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.ville-ge.ch/

Population:
185,526 (2004)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
International School of Geneva	1924
University of Geneva	1559

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande	1918

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
ST Microelectronics	1998
SGS Thompson	1987

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Henri Frédéric Amiel	Critic	27-Sep-1821	11-May-1881	Journal Intime
Emile Argand	Geologist	6-Jan-1879	14-Sep-1940	Theory of embryotectonics
Chester G. Atkins	Politician	14-Apr-1948		Congressman from Massachusetts, 1985-93
Ernest Bloch	Composer	24-Jul-1880	15-Jul-1959	Schelomo
Charles Bonnet	Naturalist	13-Mar-1720	20-May-1793	Discovered parthenogenesis
Christine Brooke-Rose	Novelist	16-Jan-1923	21-Mar-2012	Out
Kate Burton	Actor	10-Sep-1957		Actress/daughter of Richard Burton
Isaac Casaubon	Scholar	18-Feb-1559	1-Jul-1614	Leading classical scholar
Jean-André Deluc	Geologist	8-Feb-1727	7-Nov-1817	Lettres... sur les montagnes
C. Douglas Dillon	Government	21-Aug-1909	10-Jan-2003	US Treasury Secretary, 1961-65
Élie Ducommun	Journalist	19-Feb-1833	7-Dec-1906	Peace activist, Nobel Prize recipient
Henry Dunant	Activist	8-May-1828	30-Oct-1910	Red Cross founder
Isabelle Eberhardt	Author	17-Feb-1877	21-Oct-1904	Transvestite Muslim author
Albert Gallatin	Politician	29-Jan-1761	12-Aug-1849	US Secretary of the Treasury, 1801-14
Kat Graham	Actor	5-Sep-1989		Bonnie Bennett on The Vampire Diaries
Jean-Étienne Liotard	Painter	22-Dec-1702	12-Jun-1789	Swiss portrait painter
Jacques Necker	Government	30-Sep-1732	9-Apr-1804	Minister of Finance under Louis XVI
Sacha Pitoëff	Actor	11-Mar-1920	21-Jul-1990	Last Year at Marienbad
Léa Pool	Film Director	8-Sep-1950		Lost and Delirious
Auguste-Arthur de La Rive	Physicist	9-Oct-1801	27-Nov-1873	Traité d'électricité théorique et appliquée
Jean-Jacques Rousseau	Philosopher	28-Jun-1712	2-Jul-1778	Conceptualized the Social Contract
Jean Senebier	Botanist	7-May-1742	22-Jul-1809	Explained vegetable nutrition
Michel Simon	Actor	9-Apr-1895	30-May-1975	L'Atalante
Charles François Sturm	Mathematician	29-Sep-1803	18-Dec-1855	Sturm's Theorem
Sigismond Thalberg	Pianist	8-Jan-1812	27-Apr-1871	Virtuoso pianist
Rodolphe Töpffer	Cartoonist	31-Jan-1799	8-Jun-1846	The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Henri Frédéric Amiel	Critic	27-Sep-1821	11-May-1881	Journal Intime
Ernest Ansermet	Conductor	11-Nov-1883	20-Feb-1969	Founder, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Edna Best	Actor	3-Mar-1900	18-Sep-1974	The Man Who Knew Too Much
Theodore Beza	Religion	24-Jun-1519	13-Oct-1605	Reformation leader, Calvin's successor
Jorge Luis Borges	Author	24-Aug-1899	14-Jun-1986	The Garden of Forking Paths
John Calvin	Religion	10-Jul-1509	27-May-1564	French Protestant Reformation
Humphry Davy	Chemist	17-Dec-1778	29-May-1829	Leading early 19th century chemist
Pierre Fournier	Cellist	24-Jun-1906	8-Jan-1986	French cello virtuoso
Louis J. Halle	Author	17-Nov-1910	13-Aug-1998	Out of Chaos
Lee Jong-Wook	Administrator	12-Apr-1945	22-May-2006	Director-General of WHO, 2003-06
Josef Krips	Conductor	8-Apr-1902	13-Oct-1974	Director, Buffalo Philharmonic, 1954-63
Jean-Étienne Liotard	Painter	22-Dec-1702	12-Jun-1789	Swiss portrait painter
Darius Milhaud	Composer	4-Sep-1892	22-Jun-1974	The Creation of the World
Robert Musil	Novelist	6-Nov-1880	15-Apr-1942	Der Mann ohne Eigenschaften
Jean Piaget	Psychologist	9-Aug-1896	17-Sep-1980	Elaborated the stages of childhood
Carlo Ponti	Film/TV Producer	11-Dec-1910	10-Jan-2007	Doctor Zhivago
Ludwig Quidde	Activist	23-Mar-1858	4-Mar-1941	German pacifist, Nobel Prize recipient
Paul Raven	Bassist	16-Jan-1961	20-Oct-2007	Bassist for Killing Joke, Ministry
Artur Rubinstein	Pianist	28-Jan-1887	20-Dec-1982	Polish-American piano virtuoso
Jean Senebier	Botanist	7-May-1742	22-Jul-1809	Explained vegetable nutrition
Ignazio Silone	Novelist	1-May-1900	22-Aug-1978	Anti-Fascist novelist, Pro-Fascist informant
Rodolphe Töpffer	Cartoonist	31-Jan-1799	8-Jun-1846	The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck
Umberto II	Royalty	15-Sep-1904	18-Mar-1983	King of Italy, 1946
Simon van der Meer	Physicist	24-Nov-1925	4-Mar-2011	Co-Discovered W and Z particles
Fazlollah Zahedi	Head of State	1897	2-Sep-1963	Prime Minister of Iran, 1953-55

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