Biography
Jean Huber was the son of Jacob Huber, a member of the "Two-Hundreds" council, and of Catherine Vasserot de Vincy. The family came from Schaffhausen originally and was admitted into the Geneva bourgeoisie in 1654.
In 1738 Jean Huber entered the Hessel-Cassel military service in Prince Frederick's Grenadier regiment, then in 1741 he transferred to the Piedmont service where he fought with the rank of captain during the war of the Austrian Succession.
In 1747 he married Marie-Louise Alléon-Guainieret. There were two sons: François Huber (1750–1831), the celebrated author of a work on bees, and Jean-Daniel, paysagiste and amateur engraver, and also one daughter named Madelaine.
In 1752 Huber was made a member of the "Two-Hundreds" council.
Jean Huber died in Lausanne in 1786.
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