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François-Alphonse Forel
François-Alphonse Forel was a Swiss physician and scientist who pioneered the study of lakes, and is thus considered the founder. He was also professor at the University of Lausanne and the Father of limnology. Limnology is the study of bodies of fresh water and their biological, chemical, and physical features.
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science · Swiss scientist (1841–1912) · limnologist · university teacher · physician · zoologist · anatomist · physiologist · naturalist · also François-Alphonse Forel, François Alphonse Forel, Francois Alphonse Forel, F. Alphonse Forel, Alphonse Forel, F. A. Forel
Born 2 February 1841 · Died 8 August 1912 · Q123896
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2013· 1 entry
rts: François-Alphonse Forel raconté par...lui même
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1989· 1 entry
“Do Women Have To Be Naked To Get Into the Met. Museum?”
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1917· 1 entry
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
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1912· 2 entries
Died 1912-08-08.
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Had amassed a total of 288 academic publications
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1869· 1 entry
Became a science professor at the University of Lausanne (then known as the Academy of Lausanne) which was located near his home at Lake Geneva
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1865· 1 entry
“Emancipation—Black and White”
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1841· 1 entry
Born 1841-02-02.
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