Jean Senebier 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.
Jean Senebier
Recherches sur l'influence de la lumiere solaire pour métamorpher l'air fixe en air pur par la végétation, 1783
Bust of Jean Senebier, on display on the grounds of the Conservatory and Botanical Garden of the City of Geneva.
François Huber, also known as Francis in English publications and Franz in German publications, was a Swiss entomologist who specialized in honey bees. His pioneering work was recognized all across Europe and based on thorough observation with the help of several assistants due to his blindness.
François Huber
Portrait of young François Huber by his father, Jean Huber
Drawing by Pierre Huber for his father's book