Ignaz (Ignace) Venetz (1788 — 1859) was a Swiss engineer, naturalist, and glaciologist; as one of the first scientists to recognize glaciers as a major force in shaping the earth, he played a leading role in the foundation of glaciology.
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21 March 1788 Visperterminen, Switzerland
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Died |
20 April 1859 (aged 71)
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Zodiac | Aries |
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