Humberto Duarte Fonseca

In 2011, the Order of Engineers of Cape Verde paid a posthumous tribute to him, with an exhibition of a film about his life and his work.

In 2006, the Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory: Humberto Duarte Fonseca Archived 2010-11-28 at the Wayback Machine was named after him, it is a bilateral research initiative on climate change and air quality supported by Germany and the United Kingdom and is located in the area of Calhau.

He was a chief member during the scientific exploration of Iona and member of the scientific expedition of the eruption of Pico do Fogo in Cape Verde. He was delegate of Portugal in International Meteorological Commissions, President of the Portuguese Creativity Association, Director of the Inventive Review and several others. He founded the Portuguese Creativity Association in 1970 in which promotes the participation of inventors in world level events. He was elected jury member of the International Exhibition of Inventors in Geneva. Duarte Fonseca was honoured as an honorary citizen of Brussels.

He entered the National Meteorological Service in 1948, two years later, he founded the local Meteorological Observatory in his native city of Mindelo. He was Chief of the Cape Verdean Meteorological Service, sub-director of the Angolan Meteorological Service, Director of the Geophysic Service and the Portuguese National Meteorological and Geophysical Institute.

Humberto Duarte Fonseca (20 November 1916 – 1983), was one of the first Cape Verdean scientists.