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Horace-Benedict de Saussure monument

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One of two men that were the first to climb Mont Blanc.

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Horace-Bénédict de Saussure

Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (17 February 1740 – 22 January 1799) was a Genevan aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism, and considered to be the first person to build a successful solar oven.

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