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Knight of the Legion of Honour
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Léon Teisserenc de Bort
1855-11-05 – 1913-01-02
Life & Legacy
Léon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort (5 November 1855 – 2 January 1913) 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.
Teisserenc de Bort pioneered the use of unmanned instrumented balloons and was the first to identify the region in the atmosphere around 8-17 kilometers of height where the lapse rate reaches zero, known today as the tropopause.
Occupation & Career
meteorologist, scientist, climatologist, geographer
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Organizations & Memberships
Comité des Travaux Historiques et Scientifiques · French Academy of Sciences
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Family Father
Pierre Edmond Teisserenc de Bort
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Family Sibling
Edmond Teisserenc de Bort
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Sources & Provenance
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