Salomon Gessner
Swiss painter and graphic artist
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Salomon Gessner was a Swiss painter, graphic artist, government official, newspaper publisher, and poet, best known in the latter instance for his Idylls. He was a co-founder of the Helvetic Society and the first publisher and editor of the Neue... Wikipedia
Born: April 1, 1730, Zürich, Switzerland
Died: March 2, 1788 (age 57 years), Zürich, Switzerland
Children: Conrad Gessner
Parents: Johann Conrad Gessner and Hans Conrad Gessner
Spouse: Judith Gessner (m. 1761)
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