Horace Bénédict de Saussure (French: [ɔʁas benedikt də sosyʁ]; 17 February 1740 – 22 January 1799) was a Genevan geologist, meteorologist, physicist,...

natural sciences, including botany. He was the second child of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740–1799), who was an eminent geologist, meteorologist, physicist...

specifically the colour intensity of blue sky. It is attributed to Horace-Bénédict de Saussure and Alexander von Humboldt. It consists of squares of paper dyed...

when a series of Genevan scientists such as Jean-André Deluc, Horace Bénédict de Saussure or Marc-Auguste Pictet climbed to the summit to carry out scientific...

broad, called the Mer de Glace above the Montanvert and the Glacier des Bois below it." In 1786 Horace-Bénédict de Saussure published in French a collection...

first climbs of the mountain by the Swiss scientific pioneer Horace Bénédict de Saussure. The climb was the second known to reach the top of Mont Blanc...

1755. Later, in the year 1783, Swiss physicist and geologist Horace Bénédict de Saussure invented a hygrometer that uses a stretched human hair as its...

trade route since the Roman Era. The Matterhorn was studied by Horace-Bénédict de Saussure in the late eighteenth century, and was followed by other renowned...

education for women. Albertine Necker de Saussure was the daughter of the Genevan scientist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740-1799), a noted physicist, geologist...

Théodore de Saussure became the mayor of Geneva, his son Nicolas de Saussure, a politician.[citation needed] Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740 – 1799)...

was the student and later colleague and friend of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (eponym of nearby Saussure crater). By convention these features are identified...

including Leonardo da Vinci in the late fifteenth century and Horace-Bénédict de Saussure in the late eighteenth century. Following a long series of attempts...

tiny craters. It was named after 18th century Genevan geologist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure. He was the professor, and later colleague and friend of Marc-Auguste...

high-altitude sunlight. De Candolle named the genus after Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740–1799) and Nicolas-Théodore de Saussure (1767–1845). A number...

in April. The Saussurea genus are named for alpine scientist Horace Bénédict de Saussure, while the specific epithet obvallata is derived from obvallatus...

Englishmen who visited the Mer de Glace in 1741. In 1742 came P. Martel and several other Genevese, in 1760 Horace Bénédict de Saussure, as well as rather later...

Two men who first explored the regions of ice and snow were Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740–1799) in the Pennine Alps, and the Benedictine monk of...

Richardson Carl-Gustav Arvid Rossby François van Rysselberghe Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Bob Simpson John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh George James Symons...

commentator; European cousins Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740–1799), Swiss naturalist, Albertine Necker de Saussure (1766–1841), Swiss writer, educationalist...

Balmat and the doctor Michel Paccard. This climb, initiated by Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, who rewarded the successful ascent, traditionally marks the...

before by Horace-Bénédict de Saussure to the first man who could climb Mont Blanc. Barely one year later on 3 August 1787 he assisted de Saussure himself...

[citation needed] Due to his passion for botany and minerals, he met Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, who initiated the race to be the first to ascend Mont Blanc...

daughter of Horace-Bénédict, and sister of Nicolas-Théodore César-François de Saussure (1705–1783), Swiss travel writer Éric de Saussure [de] (1925–2007)...

in 1872. In 1789, following the recommendation of the Count, Horace-Bénédict de Saussure went to Macugnaga to explore the mountain. He climbed Pizzo Bianco...

the era including Sir Charles Blagden, Professor Henri Struve, Horace Bénédict de Saussure, Sir Joseph Banks, Sir William Hamilton, Professor Gian Vincenzo...

east wall of Monte Rosa and is a popular vantage point. In 1789 Horace-Bénédict de Saussure reached its summit in order to measure the height of Monte Rosa...

is discovered in the constellation Virgo by Barnabus Oriani. Horace-Bénédict de Saussure begins publication of Voyages dans les Alpes. Étienne Bézout...

flowers, Saussurea (Saw-worts) which itself was named after Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, whose enthusiasm for scientific research in the mountains led...

the municipality of Chamonix. In 1788, 48 year old scientist Horace Bénédict de Saussure spent 17 days making meteorological observations and physical...

"Geotope", a national site of geological heritage. Genevan scientist Horace Bénédict de Saussure identified the rocks as granite from the Alps in 1779. Jean-André...