Horace-Bénédict de Saussure
Physicist, Mountaineer
1740 – 1799
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Who was Horace-Bénédict de Saussure?
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.
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- Born
- Feb 17, 1740
Conches-sur-Gondoire - Also known as
- Horace-Benedict de Saussure
- Horace Benedict de Saussure
- Children
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 22, 1799
Geneva
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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