C. H. D. Buys Ballot

C. H. D. Buys Ballot
BornOctober 10, 1817
Kloetinge, Netherlands
DiedFebruary 3, 1890 (1890-02-04) (aged 72)
Utrecht, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Alma materUtrecht University
Known forBuys-Ballot's law
Scientific career
Fieldschemistry
meteorology
Doctoral studentsWillem Henri Julius

Christophorus Henricus Diedericus Buys Ballot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbœyz bɑˈlɔt]; October 10, 1817 – February 3, 1890) was a Dutch chemist and meteorologist after whom Buys Ballot's law and the Buys Ballot table are named. He was first chairman of the International Meteorological Organization, the organization that would become the World Meteorological Organization.