Gilberte Montavon
Gilberte Montavon | |
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Born | Gilberte Montavon March 20, 1896 Courgenay, Switzerland |
Died | May 2, 1957 Zürich, Switzerland | (aged 61)
Resting place | Friedhof Nordheim |
Other names | Gilberte de Courgenay Gilberte Schneider |
Occupation | waitress |
Spouse | Louis Schneider |
Children | 1 |
Parent(s) | Gustave Montavon Lucine Laville |
Gilberte Montavon de Courgenay (20 March 1896 – 2 May 1957) was a Swiss waitress who became a
Early life
Montavon was born on 20 March 1896 in Courgenay to Gustave Montavon, a watchmaker and hotelier, and Lucine Laville.[1] She was born on the first floor of her family home on Fontaine-Allée.[2] She had two older sisters, Fernande and Camille, and two younger brothers, Gustave and Paul.[2]
Montavon was sent to a boarding school in German-speaking Alemania for her education.[3] In 1914, Montavon returned from school, due to the war, and began working as a waitress at her parent's hotel, the Hôtel de Gare.[3]
National symbol
During
In 1915, the composer and folklorist Hanns In der Gand visited Courgenay to collect popular songs to pass on to the troops. On 11 October 1917, In der Gand gave a concert at the Hôtel de Gare where he performed his song about Montavon titled Le petite Gilberte de Courgenay in German and French.[1][3] The song was adopted by the Swiss Army to boost morale throughout the war.[1]
In 1939,
Personal life
In 1923, Montavon married Louis Schneider, a businessman from St. Gallen, in a Catholic ceremony at Mariastein Abbey in Metzerlen-Mariastein.[2] The couple moved to Zürich, where they lived at Bergstrasse 122.[1][2] Gilberte gave birth to a daughter, Jeanne.[2] The family moved to another house, located at Bionstrasse 10, where they settled permanently.[2]
Death and legacy
Montavon died in Zürich on 2 May 1957 and was buried at the Friedhof Nordheim.[2]
A street and a bus station in Courgenay are named after her.[5] In 1995, the filmmaker Jacqueline Veuve dedicated an episode of her television series, Ma rue histoire, to Montavon.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Gilberte de Courgenay hls-dhs-dss.ch 11 July 2007 (in German) Archived 5 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g "Biographie". Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Gilberte de Courgenay". web.archive.org. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ Swiss Historical magazineArchived 8 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d "Gilberte de Courgenay - Rudolph Bolo Mäglin". Retrieved 8 May 2024.