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Horace Bénédict de Saussure

Horace Bénédict de Saussure
Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and meteorologist (d. 1799)

Horace Bénédict de Saussure 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.

17 February 1740

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