Belsazar Hacquet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Belsazar Hacquet

naturalist

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1739

Place of Birth: Le Conquet, Brittany, France

Date of Death: 10-Jan-1815

Profession: naturalist, geologist, chemist, surgeon, university teacher, botanist, mycologist, anatomist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Belsazar de la Motte Hacquet (also Balthasar or Balthazar Hacquet) (c.
1739 – January 10, 1815) was a Carniolan physician of French descent in the Enlightenment Era.
He was a war surgeon, a surgeon in the mining town of Idrija, and a professor of anatomy and surgery in Laibach (now Ljubljana).
He researched the geology and botany of Carniola, Istria, and nearby places, and was the first explorer of the Julian Alps.
He also did ethnographical work among the South Slavic peoples, particularly among the Slovene-speaking population.
He self-identified primarily as a chemist and introduced the methods of chemical analysis to Carniola.