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GEOLOGIST

Léon Teisserenc de Bort

1855 - 1913

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Léon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort (5 November 1855 in Paris, France – 2 January 1913 in Cannes, France) was a French meteorologist and a pioneer in the field of aerology. Together with Richard Assmann (1845-1918), he is credited as co-discoverer of the stratosphere, as both men announced their discovery during the same time period in 1902. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Léon Teisserenc de Bort has received more than 56,771 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Léon Teisserenc de Bort is the 36th most popular geologist (up from 40th in 2019), the 3,613th most popular biography from France (down from 3,488th in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Geologist.

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Among GEOLOGISTS

Among geologists, Léon Teisserenc de Bort ranks 36 out of 59Before him are Albert Heim, Alexander von Keyserling, Georg Amadeus Carl Friedrich Naumann, Adolphe d'Archiac, Édouard Lartet, and John Phillips. After him are Giovanni Arduino, Barnum Brown, William Nicol, Joachim Barrande, Pentti Eskola, and Niles Eldredge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1855, Léon Teisserenc de Bort ranks 64Before him are Arnold Mendelssohn, Marie Corelli, Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin, Erik Werenskiold, Stevan Sremac, and Tommaso Tittoni. After him are Innokenty Annensky, Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Anhalt, José Malhoa, Andrew Mellon, Eduard von Keyserling, and Eugene V. Debs. Among people deceased in 1913, Léon Teisserenc de Bort ranks 53Before him are Mikoláš Aleš, Felix Draeseke, Ralph Rose, Heinrich Martin Weber, Konstantinos Tsiklitiras, and Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino. After him are Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo, Jacob Brønnum Scavenius Estrup, Marie Popelin, Paul Friedrich August Ascherson, Hugo Winckler, and Segismundo Moret.

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In France

Among people born in France, Léon Teisserenc de Bort ranks 3,613 out of 6,011Before him are Emma Mackey (1996), István Nyers (1924), Maurice Germot (1882), Blaise Matuidi (1987), Harry Baur (1880), and Paul Fort (1872). After him are Amélie Mauresmo (1979), Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu (1889), Jean Becker (1933), Maurice Schumann (1911), Hervé Le Tellier (1957), and Antoine Darquier de Pellepoix (1718).

Among GEOLOGISTS In France

Among geologists born in France, Léon Teisserenc de Bort ranks 4Before him are Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu (1750), Adolphe d'Archiac (1802), and Édouard Lartet (1801). After him are Joachim Barrande (1799) and Marcel Alexandre Bertrand (1847).