Person DS/UK/1092 Saussure; Horace Benedicte de (1740-1799) Saussure Horace Benedicte de 1740-1799 Male

Horace Benedicte de Saussure was an Alpine traveller, said to be the founder of alpinism. He was the first person to climb Mont Blanc in 1760 and repeated it in 1787. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes 71026502 08/05/2015 71026502 08/05/2015 682fafb2-a9d9-4e6a-a922-7ede6a70d584