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Jean Dassier (October 17, 1676 – November 12, 1763) was a Swiss engraver and medallist. Dassier was born in Geneva, and his father was the official Mint Engraver for the Canton of Geneva. In 1703 Dassier married Anne Prevost-Gaudy, and they had two sons. He studied in Paris with Jean Mauger and Joseph Roettiers, and he became an assistant to his father. In 1712 Dassier was admitted as a master in the guild of goldsmiths. In 1720 he succeeded his father as the official engraver for Geneva. He was appointed to the Council of Two Hundred in 1738. Dassier died on November 12, 1763. At his death, his son Antoine took over as the chief engraver of Geneva currency. ==References== * Émile Haag: The Protestant France - 1855 * William Eisler: The medals Dassier Skira Geneva 2009 * Some content translated from the corresponding French Wikipedia article 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jean Dassier」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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