Geneva

Country

Switzerland

Coordinates

46.2000, 6.1500

History

• Geneva (–1534)
• Geneva (1534–1798), Republic of Geneva
• Geneva (1798–1813), France
• Geneva (1813–1815), Republic of Geneva
• Geneva (1815–), Switzerland

Composers

• Esther Elizabeth Velkiers (1640–1685), was born in Geneva
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), was born in Geneva
• Gaspard Fritz (1716–1783), was born and died in Geneva
• Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766–1831), died in Geneva
• Ernst Christian Friedrich Wehrstedt (1795–1876), died in Geneva
• Sigismond Thalberg (1812–1871), was born in Geneva
• Adler Vince (1826–1871), died in Geneva
• George Strong (1856–1948), died in Geneva
• Otto Barblan (1860–1943), died in Geneva
• Stéphan Elmas (1862–1937), died in Geneva
• Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865–1950), died in Geneva
• William Montillet (1879–1940), was born and died in Geneva
• Ernest Bloch (1880–1959), was born in Geneva
• Henri Gagnebin (1886–1977), died in Geneva
• Fernande Peyrot (1888–1978), was born and died in Geneva
• Frank Martin (1890–1974), was born in Geneva
• Darius Milhaud (1892–1974), died in Geneva
• Jean Binet (1893–1960), was born in Geneva
• Pierre Segond (1913–2000), was born and died in Geneva
• Alberto Ginastera (1916–1983), died in Geneva
• Dinu Lipatti (1917–1950), died in Geneva
• Andrei Volkonsky (1933–2008), was born in Geneva
• Éric Gaudibert (1936–2012), died in Geneva
• Geneviève Calame (1946–1993), was born and died in Geneva
• Michael Jarrell (1958–), was born in Geneva