- Cimetière des Rois
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Traditional grave of Calvin; the exact location of his grave in the cemetery is unknown
The Cimetière des Rois (French: Cemetery of Kings) or 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, and Jean Piaget, the noted child psychologist are buried. Humphry Davy, Alberto Ginastera, Griselidis Real and Alice Rivaz are also buried there.
References
- Virtual visit to the cemetery (French)
Categories:- Swiss building and structure stubs
- Cemeteries in Switzerland
- Religion in Geneva
- Visitor attractions in Geneva
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