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Authorised form of nameSaussure; Nicolas Theodore de (1767 - 1845)
Other forms of nameNicolas Theodore
Other forms of surnamede Saussure
Dates1767 - 1845
NationalitySwiss
Place of birthGeneva, Switerland
Date of birth14 October 1767
Place of deathGeneva, Switzerland
Date of death18 April 1845
Research fieldChemistry
Plant physiology
ActivityCareer:
Academic; Professor of Mineralogy
Membership categoryForeign Member
Date of election23/03/1820
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1845 No 62 pp 583-586
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/19669205
CodeNA7456
Archives associated with this Fellow
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EC/1819/34Saussure, Nicolas Theodore de: certificate of election to the Royal Society
PT/13/4Paper, 'Observations on the decomposition of starch by the action of air and water at common temperatures' by [Nicolas] Theodore de Saussure7 October 1818
PT/13/3Paper, 'Observations sur la décomposition de l'amidon à la température atmosphérique par l'action de l'air et de l'eau' by [Nicolas] Theodore de Saussure7 October 1818
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