John Calvin By tiny thompson Jul 10, 1509 Born in picardy france Jul 1, 1536 he published institutes of the christian religion Feb 1, 1538 Calvin lived in Geneva briefly,untli anti-protestant authorrities forced him to leave Apr 20, 1541 He was invited back Mar 1, 1555 He was given absolute supermacy as a leader in geneva May 27, 1564 died in geneva switzerland