Horace Bénédict de Saussure, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Horace Bénédict de Saussure

Genevan scientist

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1740

Place of Birth: Conches, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Date of Death: 22-Jan-1799

Profession: politician, physicist, geologist, university teacher, meteorologist, botanist, mountaineer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Horace Bénédict de Saussure (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.

Ambroise Tardieu (1788–1841)
Description	French cartographer and engraver
Date of birth/death	2 March 1788	17 January 1841
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Authority control	: Q4741738 VIAF: 32043382 ISNI: 0000 0001 2126 7247 ULAN: 500012010 LCCN: n92107594 NLA: 35958047 WorldCat