Died 29 June 1896, Lausanne, Switzerland | ||
Jean Balthasar Schnetzler (3 November 1823 in Gächlingen – 29 June 1896 in Lausanne) was a Swiss naturalist.
In 1840/41 he studied at Polytechnic Stuttgart, and for a period of time, taught French classes at the Schaffhausen gymnasium. In 1844–47 he furthered his education at the University of Geneva, and from 1847 to 1867, worked as a science teacher at the progymnasium in Vevey. In 1864 he became an associate professor, and from 1871 was a full professor of botany at the Academy of Lausanne. In 1879–81 he served as academic rector.
He was the author of many scientific papers with botanical, mycological and zoological themes, a few of which, have been translated into English. In 1873 he published a book on introductory botany, titled Entretiens sur la botanique. Also, he is the taxonomic authority of the bryophyte variety Thamnium alopecurum var. lemani. In the field of human nutrition, he collaborated with Henri Nestlé, in the development of a powdered infant formula.