Léon Teisserenc de Bort, French meteorologist and climatologist (died 1913)

Léon Teisserenc de Bort

French meteorologist

Léon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort 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.…