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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

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

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2010

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

Another old writer, Rev. S. Gobat, describes the Abyssinians as light-minded, having nothing constant but inconstancy itself.

From Primitive Love and Love-Stories by Finck, Henry Theophilus