Salomon Gessner

Salomon Gessner
Portrait by Anton Graff (1765/66)
Born	1 April 1730 Zürich
Died	2 March 1788 (aged 57) Zürich
Nationality	Swiss
Known for	Painting Poetry

Salomon Gessner (1 April 1730 – 2 March 1788) was a Swiss painter, graphic artist, government official, newspaper publisher, and poet, best known in the latter instance for his Idylls. He was a co-founder of the Helvetic Society and the first publisher and editor of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung.