See also: Forel

François-Alphonse Forel (February 2nd 1841 with Swiss Morges in - August 7th 1912 with Morges) was a doctor, professor with the Academy, pioneer in the study of the lakes and founder of the Limnologie. He was recognized internationally.

Studies and academic career

• 1857-1859 College with Geneva
• studies of medicine to Montpellier, Paris and Würzburg
• 1867 doctorate
• professor in Würzburg.
• named with the academy of Lausanne as professor
• 1871 Anatomy and the general Physiology
• the 1875 Zoology and the Comparative anatomy
• 1895 only of research

Political activities

• 1867-1909 to advise communal (legislature) in Morges
• 1870-1874 liberal deputy with the the Great Council of Vaud

Studies on the Lake Léman

• Characteristic physics and chemical
• Disease of the Poisson S and Pisciculture
• Tide S, Running S, lemanic Cuttlefish and Vague S

Other studies and activities

• Archeology (lake stations and the Bronze Age)
• Meteorology
• Glaciologie

• 1894 President of the Swiss glaciologic commission

• 1912 Organizes a subscription to finance a Swiss forwarding with the Greenland
• It gives its name to a mountain of the island, the mount Forel (3360 m).

• Developed the Forel-Ule scale to determine the color of water

• Its name given to the institute François-Alphonse Forel (F.A. Forel) of the University of Geneva.

Books

• Léman: Limnologic monograph, 3 vol. (1892-1904).