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Institut Le Rosey (French pronunciation: [ɛ̃stity lə ʁozɛ]), commonly referred to as Le Rosey or simply Rosey, is a private boarding school in Rolle, Switzerland.Founded in 1880 by Paul-Émile Carnal on the site of the 14th-century Château du Rosey in the town of Rolle in the canton of Vaud, it is among the oldest boarding schools in Switzerland.
Richard René Silvin at Le Rosey in 1966. Silvin was born in Bay Shore, New York to an American mother and a French father. [1] His grandfather, Léon Silvin, partnered with Albert Keller-Dorian, invented Keller-Dorian cinematography. They received 38 patents, [2] including the development of aluminum foil and cellophane.
[15] [16] When he was 13, his father sent him to the Institut Le Rosey boarding school in Switzerland, to improve his grades, where he met future Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond, Jr. [17] Julian later returned to New York City and attended Dwight School with two other future Strokes bandmates: guitarist Nick Valensi and drummer Fabrizio Moretti.
His parents had left Spain during the 1930s to escape the Spanish Civil War, [1] and the family subsequently lived in Argentina, Mexico, and France, among other countries. [2] At the age of 8, he began attending Le Rosey boarding school in Switzerland. He continued his education at several universities in Europe without graduating. [1]
This list of notable Roseans is composed of former students of Institut Le Rosey, an international boarding school located in Rolle and Gstaad, Switzerland. "Old Rosean" (in English ) and "Anciens Roséens" (in French ) are officially used to describe alumni .
Antonio's father, Ignacio de Oyarzabal, was a diplomat and his parents were killed during World War II when a train they were traveling in was hit by a German bomb. His family is of Basque origin, [2] and his uncle was Fernando Marchesi. He attended Institut Le Rosey in Rolle, Switzerland followed by the University of Madrid Law School.
He later attended Collège Saint Marc in Egypt and the Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland. Film producer Dodi al Fayed dated Princess Diana in the final months before her death in 1997.
He was schooled at the private Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland and read History at Magdalen College, Oxford. [1] He served in the Royal Air Force [2] doing intelligence work in Germany. [1] The novelist Graham Greene was a lifelong friend. Korda met him on his uncle Alex Korda's yacht. [1]