Saussure, Horace Bénédict de, 1740-1799
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Name (Latin)
Saussure, Horace Bénédict de, 1740-1799
Other forms of name
De Saussure, Horace Benedict, 1740-1799
Desaussure, Horace Benedict, 1740-1799
Date of birth
1740
Date of death
1799
Gender
male
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Sources of Information
- His Versuch übe die ... 1792.
- Le capteur solaire de Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, 1993:p. 14, etc. (b. in Conches; geologist and physicist; 1740-1799)
- Senebier, J. Mémoire historique sur la vie et les écrits de Horace Bénédict Desaussure, 1800 or 1801.
- Horace-Bénédict de Saussure; b. 17 February 1740; d. 22 January 1799; Genevan geologist, meteorologist, physicist, mountaineer and Alpine explorer ( (Wikipedia, Feb. 20, 2018) )
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H-B de Saussure
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Wikipedia description:
Horace Bénédict de Saussure (French: [ɔʁas benedikt də sosyʁ]; 17 February 1740 – 22 January 1799) was a Genevan geologist, meteorologist, physicist, mountaineer and Alpine explorer (specifically the Mont Blanc massif), often called the founder of alpinism and modern meteorology, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.
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