Jonas de Gélieu (21 August 1740, in

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– 17 October 1827, in Colombier) was a Swiss pastor and beekeeper, notable for his contact with

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and

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de in Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz {{DEFAULTSORT:Gelieu 1740 births 1827 deaths Swiss beekeepers 18th-century Calvinist and Reformed ministers 19th-century Calvinist and Reformed ministers Swiss Calvinist and Reformed ministers People from Val-de-Travers District