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Georg Gsell

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Birthplace: St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Schweiz (Switzerland)
Death: November 22, 1740 (67)
город Санкт-Петербург, Россия (Russian Federation)
Immediate Family:

Husband of Marie Gertrud Gsell; Anna Gsell and Dorothea Maria Henriette Graff
Father of Anna Gsell; Katharina Euler; Salome Abigael Euler; Ivan Gsell; Eleasar Gsell and 1 other

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About Georg Gsell

references: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Gsell



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georg_Gsell



Georg Gsell (ru: Георг Гзель; 28 January 1673, St. Gallen – 22 November 1740, St. Petersburg) was a Swiss Baroque painter, art consultant and art dealer. Was recruited by Peter the Great in 1716 and went to Russia. First curator of the Imperial art gallery founded in 1720.

   * Wife - Maria-Dorothea, also artist, daughter of famous Maria Sibylla Merian.
   * Daughter Katharina married mathematician Leonhard Euler in 1733.

Literature
* Otto Gsell: Georg Gsell (1673-1749), Hofmaler Peters des Grossen (Courtpainter of Peter the Great)

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Georg Gsell's Timeline

1673
January 21, 1673
St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Schweiz (Switzerland)
1704
1704
1707
April 16, 1707
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland (Netherlands)
1723
July 17, 1723
город Санкт-Петербург, Россия (Russian Federation)
1740
November 22, 1740
Age 67
город Санкт-Петербург, Россия (Russian Federation)
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