Jean Senebier
Jean Senebier (born May 25, 1742 in Geneva , † July 22, 1809 ibid) was a Geneva Reformed pastor, naturalist and bibliographer. Its official botanical author abbreviation is “ Seneb. ".
Life
Senebier studied theology and in 1765 became a pastor in his hometown. In 1769 he took over a pastor's position in Chancy and in 1773 became the chief librarian of the city of Geneva. The revolution in Geneva caused him to withdraw to the Vaud , he returned to Geneva in 1799.
Senebier justified his reputation as a natural scientist with the classic price publication on scientific observations (1769), the third edition of which appeared as Essai sur l'art d'observer et de faire des expériences (Geneva 1802, 3 vols.). After that he mainly dealt with the physiology of plants and initiated significant progress here by emphasizing the principle that nutritional processes must be judged according to the general laws of chemistry.
Works
- Mémoires physico-chimiques sur l'influence de la lumière solaire pour modifier les êtres des trois règnes de la nature , Geneva 1782, 3 vols.
- Report de l'air atmospheric avec les êtres organisés , Geneva 1807, 3 vols.
- Physiologie végétale , Geneva 1782–88, 5 vols.
- Météorologie pratique , Geneva 1810
For the Encyclopédie méthodique , Senebier worked on plant physiology. He also wrote a Histoire littéraire de Genève (Geneva 1786, 3 vol.) And translated several works by Lazzaro Spallanzani .
swell
- ↑ Toni Cetta: Jean Senebier. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . September 25, 2014 , accessed July 8, 2019 .
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Jean Senebier at the IPNI
- Digitized works by Senebier - SICD of the Universities of Strasbourg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Senebier, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss Reformed pastor, natural scientist and bibliographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1742 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 22, 1809 |
| Place of death | Geneva |