François-Alphonse Forel

| birth_place = Morges, Switzerland | death_date = | death_place = Morges, Switzerland | known_for = Forel–Ule scale
Limnology | alma_mater = Academy of Geneva
University of Würzburg | workplaces = University of Lausanne | fields = Natural science }} François-Alphonse Forel (; 2 February 1841 – 7 August 1912) 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. Provided by Wikipedia