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C. H. D. Buys Ballot

C. H. D. Buys Ballot
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Christophorus Henricus Diedericus Buys Ballot was a Dutch chemist and meteorologist who is the namesake of Buys Ballot's law. He was the first president of the International Meteorological Organization, the organization that would become the World Meteorological Organization.

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  1. Rudolf WolfJuly 7, 1816 – December 6, 1893
  2. C. H. D. Buys Ballot (this page)October 10, 1817 – February 3, 1890
  3. Carl NägeliMarch 26, 1817 – May 10, 1891
  4. Charles Adolphe WurtzNovember 26, 1817 – May 12, 1884
  5. Charles Piazzi SmythJanuary 3, 1817 – February 21, 1900
  6. Jean Charles Galissard de MarignacApril 24, 1817 – April 15, 1894

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