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Jean Senebier was a male librarian, botanist, literary historian, and naturalist born in Geneva in 1742. He worked at the Geneva Library and was a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Sciences of Turin. His field of work was botany, and he was influenced by Lazzaro Spallanzani. Senebier was a Protestant who spoke and wrote in French and German.
He authored twenty works, including *Expériences sur la digestion de l'homme et de différentes espèces d'animaux*, *Opuscules de physiques, animale et végétale*, and *Memoirs on respiration*. His writings were described by sources such as the *Nordisk familjebok*, the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition, and the *Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary*. Senebier died in Geneva on July 22, 1809.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1742
- Died
- 1809
- Works
- 20
Top works
- Expériences sur la digestion de l'homme et de différentes espèces d'animaux ...
- Experimentos acerca de la digestion en el hombre
- Opuscules de physiques, animale et végétale
- Memoirs on respiration
- Lettre de Mr. Senebier, Ministre du S. Evangile, Bibliothécaire de la Republique de Geneve ... à Mr. Ingen-Housz
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jean
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Geneva
- Place of birth
- Geneva
- Place of death
- Geneva
- Occupation
- botanist
- Employer
- Geneva Library
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- botany
- Image
- Jean Senebier.jpg
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- date of death
- 1809-07-22
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Commons category
- Jean Senebier
- writing language
- French
- member of
- Academy of Sciences of Turin
- influenced by
- Lazzaro Spallanzani
- date of birth
- 1742-05-25
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