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Gobat

American  
[gaw-ba] / gɔˈba /

noun

  1. Albert 1843–1914, Swiss lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1902.


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Among the destroyed tombs was one containing a 19th century bust of Samuel Gobat, the second Protestant Bishop in Jerusalem who died in 1879, the Episcopal diocese said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2023

The cemetery was set up in 1848, on land bought by Bishop Gobat, and is looked after by the Lutheran and Anglican communities.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2023

For the last 23 years, André Gobat has managed the Hotel Cathrin, in the shadow of 10,623-foot Mount Titlis.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2010

“We built a golf course, hiking trails, for private tourists,” Mr. Gobat said of the town.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2010

Bishop Gobat was born in 1799, at Cremine, in the perish of Grandval, in Switzerland.

From Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Bell, George