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. == Biography == Venetz was of a family long settled in the Valais, where he worked as cantonal engineer first for Valais and then for Vaud.
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. == Biography == Venetz was of a family long settled in the Valais, where he worked as cantonal engineer first for Valais and then for Vaud.
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