The man who invented the Canton of Geneva – Charles Pictet de Rochement
Charles Pictet de Rochement (1755-1824) If the city of Geneva owes its present structure to James Fazy, and the shape of la rade can be attributed to General Dufour, it can be stated that it was Charles Pictet-de-Rochemont who established the outline of the canton of Geneva. He was a statesman and diplomat who defended the status of Geneva and prepared the declaration of Switzerland’s neutrality at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Charles Pictet was born on 21…
