Jean Fran Ois Sigrist

The Pictet family is a family from Geneva, Switzerland. Originally from a peasant background in the Neydens region (now Haute-Savoie, France), they joined the Genevan bourgeoisie in 1474. Over the following centuries, the Pictet family played a significant role in the political, religious, scientific, military and economic life of Geneva and Switzerland. Since the first half of the 17th century, the Pictet family has been divided into three distinct branches: the elder branch (now extinct), the …