Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for Horace Bénédict de Saussure across 6 places, from 1740 to 1792.
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Horace Bénédict de Saussure (17 February 1740 – 22 January 1799) was a Genevan geologist, meteorologist, physicist, mountaineer and Alpine explorer (specifically the Mont Blanc massif), often called the founder of alpinism and modern meteorology, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Horace Bénédict de Saussure was documented, and when
17 February 1740exact date
Chêne-Bougeriesattested“Horace Bénédict de Saussure was born 17 February 1740, in Conches, near Geneva, in the Republic of Geneva.”source: Wikipedia: Horace Bénédict de Saussure
17 February 1740exact date
Genevaattested“Horace Bénédict de Saussure was born 17 February 1740, in Conches, near Geneva, in the Republic of Geneva.”source: Wikipedia: Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1759year
Genevaattested“After attending the "Collège" of his hometown, he completed his studies at the Geneva Academy in 1759 with a dissertation on heat (Dissertatio physica de igne).”source: Wikipedia: Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1759year
Geneva Academyattested“After attending the "Collège" of his hometown, he completed his studies at the Geneva Academy in 1759 with a dissertation on heat (Dissertatio physica de igne).”source: Wikipedia: Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1789year
Macugnagaattested“In 1789, Saussure climbed the Pizzo Bianco near Macugnaga, to observe the east wall of Monte Rosa, and crossed the Theodulpass (3,322 m) to Zermatt, as the first traveler to visit.”source: Wikipedia: Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1789year
Zermattattested“In 1789, Saussure climbed the Pizzo Bianco near Macugnaga, to observe the east wall of Monte Rosa, and crossed the Theodulpass (3,322 m) to Zermatt, as the first traveler to visit.”source: Wikipedia: Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1792year
Zermattattested“In 1792, he spent three days making observations on the same pass without descending to Zermatt and then visited the Theodulhorn (3,472 m).”source: Wikipedia: Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1792year
Theodulhornattested“In 1792, he spent three days making observations on the same pass without descending to Zermatt and then visited the Theodulhorn (3,472 m).”source: Wikipedia: Horace Bénédict de Saussure
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1760year
Chamonixmentioned“In 1760, Saussure made the first of numerous trips to Chamonix valley, to collect plant specimens for the noted Swiss anatomist, physiologist and botanist Albrecht von Haller.”source: Wikipedia: Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1772 to 1773period
Italymentioned“From 1772 to 1773 trips led him to Italy, where he studied Mount Etna and other volcanoes (1772–73), and to the extinct volcanoes of the Auvergne, in France.”source: Wikipedia: Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1772 to 1773period
Francementioned“From 1772 to 1773 trips led him to Italy, where he studied Mount Etna and other volcanoes (1772–73), and to the extinct volcanoes of the Auvergne, in France.”source: Wikipedia: Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1774year
Genevamentioned“Although a patrician, Saussure held liberal views, which induced him to present in 1774 a plan for the development of scientific education in the Geneva College, which would be open to all citizens, but this attempt failed.”source: Wikipedia: Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1774year
Geneva Collegementioned“Although a patrician, Saussure held liberal views, which induced him to present in 1774 a plan for the development of scientific education in the Geneva College, which would be open to all citizens, but this attempt failed.”source: Wikipedia: Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1774year
Great St. Bernard Passmentioned“He climbed the Crammont in 1774 and again in 1778, in which year he also explored the Valsorey glacier, near the Great St Bernard.”source: Wikipedia: Horace Bénédict de Saussure
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