Horace Bénédict de Saussure
Horace Bénédict de Saussure | |
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Portrait of Horace Bénédict de Saussure (after the picture by Juel, in the Library at Geneva) | |
| Born | 17 February 1740 Conches, Republic of Geneva |
| Died | 22 January 1799 (aged 58) |
| Education | College in Conches, "Academy of Geneva" (1762) |
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| Awards | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1784),Royal Society of London (1788),l'Académie des sciences de Paris (1791) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, Meteorology, Geology, Physics |
| Institutions | University of Geneva (1762–1786) |
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, often called the founder of alpinism and modern meteorology, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.