Saussure
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People of the surname Saussure or de Saussure include
- Horace-Bénédict de SaussureHorace-Bénédict de Saussure200px|thumb|Portrait of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure Horace-Bénédict de Saussure 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.-Life and work:Saussure was born in Conches,...
(1740–1799), Swiss physicist and Alpine traveller- Nicolas-Théodore de SaussureNicolas-Théodore de SaussureNicolas-Théodore de Saussure was a Swiss chemist and student of plant physiology who made seminal advances in phytochemistry....
(1767–1845), chemist, son of Horace-Bénédict, and brother of Albertine - Albertine Necker de SaussureAlbertine Necker de SaussureAlbertine Adrienne Necker de Saussure was a Swiss writer and educationalist and an early advocate of education for women.-Life:...
(1766–1841), Swiss writer, educationalist, and advocate of education for women, daughter of Horace-Bénédict, and sister of Nicolas-Théodore
- Nicolas-Théodore de Saussure
- Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure (1829–1905), Swiss mineralogist and entomologist (taxonomist), and father of Ferdinand, Léopold and René.
- Ferdinand de SaussureFerdinand de SaussureFerdinand de Saussure was a Swiss linguist whose ideas laid a foundation for many significant developments in linguistics in the 20th century. He is widely considered one of the fathers of 20th-century linguistics...
(1857–1913), Swiss linguist, brother of Léopold and René - Léopold de Saussure (1866–1925), Sinolog, astronomer, French Naval Officer, brother of Ferdinand and René
- René de SaussureRené de SaussureRené de Saussure was a Swiss Esperantist and professional mathematician, who composed important works about Esperanto and interlinguistics from a linguistic viewpoint...
(1868–1943), Swiss Esperantist and scientist, brother of Ferdinand and Léopold
- Ferdinand de Saussure
- Hermine de Saussure (1901–1984) Woman sailing pioneer and scholar, specialist of Jean-Jacques RousseauJean-Jacques RousseauJean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer of 18th-century Romanticism. His political philosophy influenced the French Revolution as well as the overall development of modern political, sociological and educational thought.His novel Émile: or, On Education is a treatise...
daughter of Léopold and mother of Delphine SeyrigDelphine SeyrigDelphine Claire Beltiane Seyrig was a stage and film actress and a film director.-Early life:... - Éric de Saussure (1925–2007), Swiss artist and member of the Taizé CommunityTaizé CommunityThe Taizé Community is an ecumenical monastic order in Taizé, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France. It is composed of about 100 brothers who come from Protestant, Eastern Orthodox and Catholic traditions. The brothers come from about 30 countries across the world. The monastic order has a strong...
- Henry William de SaussureHenry William de SaussureHenry William de Saussure was an American lawyer, state legislator and jurist from South Carolina who became a political leader as a member of the Federalist Party following the Revolutionary War...
(1763–1839) American lawyer, State legislator from South Carolina, President of The U.S. Mint- William F. De SaussureWilliam F. De SaussureWilliam Ford De Saussure was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born in Charleston, the son of Henry William de Saussure and Elizabeth Ford De Saussure. He graduated from Harvard University in 1810, studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Charleston and Columbia...
(1792–1870), U.S. Senator from South Carolina
- William F. De Saussure