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Article: de Saussure, Nicolas-Théodore
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de Saussure, Nicolas-Th
é
odore
Swiss Botanist 1767-1845
Nicolas-Th
é
odore de Saussure was one of the early founders of plant
physiology
. He introduced new and rigorous experimental methods to the study of plants, and his work helped to improve the science of botany.
De Saussure was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 14, 1767. His father, Horace-B
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n
é
dict de Saussure (1740-1799), was also a scientist and he supervised his son's early experiments. Nicolas-Th
é
odore accompanied his father on many expeditions to the tops of mountains to study the composition and density of air, and he made many weather and air measurements on these trips with his father in the ...