Horace Bénédict de Saussure
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Horace Bénédict de Saussure was an 18th-century Genevan naturalist, geologist, and Alpine explorer renowned for his pioneering studies of the Alps and for sponsoring early ascents of Mont Blanc.
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| instanceOf |
Alpine explorer
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geologist → human → naturalist → scientist from the Republic of Geneva → |
| birthDate |
1740-02-17
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| birthPlace |
Conches
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Republic of Geneva → |
| citizenship |
Republic of Geneva
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| climbDate |
1787-08-03
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| climbed |
Mont Blanc
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| countryOfActivity |
Kingdom of Sardinia
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Republic of Geneva → |
| deathDate |
1799-01-22
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| deathPlace |
Geneva
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| developed |
early cyanometer for measuring the blueness of the sky
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early solar thermometer or solar oven → improved hygrometers → |
| employer |
Académie de Genève
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| era |
Enlightenment
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| familyName |
de Saussure
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| fatherOf |
Nicolas-Théodore de Saussure
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| fieldOfWork |
Alpine exploration
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geology → meteorology → natural history → physics → |
| fullName |
Horace Bénédict de Saussure
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| givenName |
Horace
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| influenced |
Alpine tourism
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development of modern geology → |
| knownFor |
Voyages dans les Alpes
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pioneering scientific study of the Alps → sponsoring early ascents of Mont Blanc → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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| memberOf |
Académie des sciences de Paris
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Royal Society of London → |
| notableWork |
Voyages dans les Alpes
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| occupation |
professor
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| positionHeld |
professor of natural philosophy at the Académie de Genève
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professor of philosophy at the Académie de Genève → |
| relative |
Ferdinand de Saussure
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| religion |
Protestantism
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| researched |
atmospheric pressure at high altitudes
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boiling point of water as a function of altitude → glaciers → |
| sponsored |
first successful ascent of Mont Blanc in 1786
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| studied |
Alps
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Mont Blanc massif → |
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Horace Bénédict de Saussure
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