C. H. D. Buys Ballot
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Summary
C. H. D. Buys Ballot was born on October 10, 1817[1], in Goes[2]. He died on February 3, 1890[3], in Utrecht[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], mathematician[6], meteorologist[7], chemist[8], and university teacher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (253 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of birth: Kloetinge[11]
- Place of burial: Utrecht (Soestbergen) General Cemetery[12]
- Father: Antonie Jacobus Buys Ballot[13]
- Spouse: Q137612061[14]
- Country of citizenship: Kingdom of the Netherlands[15]
- Native language: Dutch[16]
- Occupation: director[17], cartographer[18], climatologist[19], scientist[20]
- Position held: rector of Utrecht University[21]
- Employer: Utrecht University[22], Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute[23]
- Educated at: Utrecht University[24]
- Doctoral advisor: Richard van Rees[25]
- Student: Otto Johannes Adriaan de Haart[26], Eiso Henricus Groenman[27], Dirk Adriaan Kerkhoff[28], Hendrik Onnen[29], Adrianus Jacobus Sandberg[30], Karel Diederik Schönfeld[31], Cornelis Bellaar Spruyt[32], Abraham Johan Verweij[33]
- Award received: Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Franz Josef I[34], Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[35], 2nd Class Order of the Crown[36]
- Member of: Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[37], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[38], Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[39], Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences[40], Russian Academy of Sciences[41], Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium[42]
- Sex or gender: male[43]
- Doctoral student: Willem Julius[44], Willem Cornelis Loran van Schaik[45]
- Commons category: C.H.D. Buys Ballot[46]
- Family name: Buys Ballot[47]
- Given name: Christoph[48], Christophorus[49], Henricus[50], Didericus[51]
- Topic's main category: Category:C.H.D. Buys Ballot[52]
- Commons gallery: C. H. D. Buys Ballot[53]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[54], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[55], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[56], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[57], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[58], Repertorium van Nederlandse kaartmakers[59]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Dutch[60]
- Name in native language: Christophorus Henricus Didericus Buys Ballot[61]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for C. H. D. Buys Ballot include Buys Ballot's law[62], a physical law[63]; Buys Ballot Medal[64], a science award[65], in Netherlands[66]; Buys-Ballot[67], a lunar crater[68]; and 10961 Buysballot[69], an asteroid[70].
Why It Matters
C. H. D. Buys Ballot has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71] He is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[72]
Entities named for him include Buys Ballot's law[62], a physical law[63]; Buys Ballot Medal[64], a science award[65], in Netherlands[66]; Buys-Ballot[67], a lunar crater[68]; and 10961 Buysballot[69], an asteroid[70].
His notable doctoral advisees include Willem Julius[73], an astronomer[74], 1860–1925[75], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[76].
FAQs
Where was C. H. D. Buys Ballot born?
C. H. D. Buys Ballot's place of birth was Goes[2].
Where did C. H. D. Buys Ballot die?
C. H. D. Buys Ballot passed away in Utrecht[4].
Who were C. H. D. Buys Ballot's parents?
C. H. D. Buys Ballot's father was Antonie Jacobus Buys Ballot[13].
Who was C. H. D. Buys Ballot married to?
C. H. D. Buys Ballot's spouses include Q137612061[14].
What did C. H. D. Buys Ballot do for work?
C. H. D. Buys Ballot worked as a physicist[5], mathematician[6], meteorologist[7], chemist[8], and university teacher[9].
Where did C. H. D. Buys Ballot go to school?
C. H. D. Buys Ballot was educated at Utrecht University[24].
What awards did C. H. D. Buys Ballot receive?
Honors received include Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Franz Josef I[34], Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion[35], and 2nd Class Order of the Crown[36].