Marie-Aimée Lullin

Marie-Aimée Lullin (5 April 1751 – 25 January 1822) was the transcriber and observer for her husband, a highly regarded entomologist who became blind at an early age.

She was the daughter of Pierre Lullin (1712-1789), who served as syndic of Geneva, and Sarah Rilliet (1723-1751).

She married François Huber (1750-1831), the famous blind entomologist,[1][2] on 28 April 1776 in Geneva, Republic of Geneva after having to wait seven years to do so. Lullin had become friends with Huber at 17 when they were dance partners,[3] but Marie's father would not allow her to marry, at so young an age, a man with failing eyesight.[2] Instead of abandoning Huber, she decided to wait until she had attained the age of 25, when she was legally allowed choose a husband despite the disapproval of her father.[1][2][3] They had three children together:[1]

• Pierre Huber (1777-1840)[4][3][5]
• Marie Anne Huber (1779-1871)[3] who married Samuel de Molin
• Jean Huber (1785-1839)

Marie became her husband's "reader, secretary and observer."[2][3] Together with their son Pierre and a servant, François Burnens, she helped Huber carry out his experiments that laid the foundations of scientific knowledge with regard to the life and biology of the honey bee.[2][3]

In 1991, a Venus crater was named after Marie Lullin. It is located 23.1 N and 81.0 E, and it measures 24 kilometres (15 mi).[6][7]