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Salomon Gessner
1730 – 1788
About this person
Wikipedia SummarySalomon 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 Zürcher Zeitung.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
April 1, 1730
Zurich
Date of death
March 2, 1788
Zurich
Citizenship
Switzerland
Occupations & fields
poetpainterjournalistgraphic artistwritercopper engraver
- Field and occupation
- švýcarský básník, malíř a grafik
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