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 |
| 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 (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.