Genevan Calvinist pastor and naturalist (1742–1809)
"Seneb." redirects here. For the ancient Egyptian court official, see Seneb.
Jean Senebier
Born
25 May 1742 (1742)
Geneva, Republic of Geneva
Died
22 July 1809 (1809-07-23) (aged 67)
Geneva, Department of Léman, First French Empire
Nationality
Genevan
Scientific career
Fields
Plant physiology, photosynthesis
Jean Senebier (25 May 1742[1] – 22 July 1809[2][3]) was a Genevan Calvinist pastor and naturalist. He was chief librarian of the Republic of Geneva. A pioneer in the field of photosynthesis research, he provided extensive evidence that plants consume carbon dioxide and produced oxygen. He also showed a link between the amount of carbon dioxide available and the amount of oxygen produced and determined that photosynthesis took place at the parenchyma, the green fleshy part of the leaf.
^"Archives d’Etat de Genève, Registre de la paroisse protestante du Temple Neuf ou de la Fusterie: 1) Baptêmes du 4 mai 1740 au 6 janvier 1765. 2) Mariages du 25 juillet 1740 au 8 décembre 1764", [1], Image 22, last entry.
^Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Senebier, Jean" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 637.
^Senebier, Jean, in the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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