Horace Bénédict de Saussure

1740 - 1799

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: Republic of Geneva

languages spoken, written or signed: French, Latin

educated at: University of Geneva

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

award received: Foreign Member of the Royal Society

Horace Bénédict de Saussure (French pronunciation: [ɔʁas benedikt də sosyʁ]; 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)