Jean Senebier | |
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Born | 25 May 1742 Geneva, Republic of Geneva |
Died | 22 July 1809 Geneva, Department of Léman, First French Empire | (aged 67)
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.