1913 Death Ferdinand Mongin de Saussure, Swiss linguist, dies at 55 1857 Birthday Ferdinand de Saussure, born in Switzerland, linguist, Cours de Laguistique Generale 1845 Death Nicholas T the Saussure, Swiss chemist/botany, dies at 77 1799 Death Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist/alpinist, dies at 58 1787 Event Horace the Saussure reaches top of Mont Blanc 1740 Birthday Horace B de Saussure, Swiss physicist/geologist
