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Rudolf Geiger

ROO-dolf GY-ger
Also Known As Rudolf Oskar Robert Williams Geiger
Climatologist

German meteorologist and climatologist who founded the fields of microclimatology and forest meteorology through his long study of the climate near the ground. Between 1954 and 1961 he revised Wladimir Koppen's climate classification, adding finer temperature and precipitation subdivisions, which is why the scheme is often called the Koppen-Geiger classification. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Date
1894-08-24 1
Birth Year
1894 1
Death Date
1981-01-22 1
Death Year
1981 1
Birthplace
Erlangen, German Empire 1
Death Place
Munich, West Germany 1
Nationality
German 1
Defining Contribution
Revised the Koppen climate classification in 1954 and 1961, giving the system its familiar Koppen-Geiger form 1
Notable Work
Das Klima der bodennahen Luftschicht (The Climate Near the Ground) 1
Connections

Associated With

Koppen Climate Classification, Concepts

Geiger's revisions of 1954 and 1961 added finer precipitation and temperature subdivisions to Koppen's system, which is why it is often called the Koppen-Geiger classification.

Source Koppen Climate Classification (Wikipedia)
Wladimir Koppen, Scientists
Source Rudolf Geiger (Wikipedia)

Works In

Climatology, Disciplines
Meteorology, Disciplines

Directed the Institute for Forest Meteorology at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen from 1948.

Source Rudolf Geiger (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

Germany

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Rudolf Geiger
Sources
1. Rudolf Geiger (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    was a German officer, meteorologist and climatologist.
  • Works In: Meteorology
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Wikidata: Rudolf Geiger
Wikidata Q77680, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Rudolf Geiger (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [1]
    also known as Rudolf Oskar Robert Williams Geiger
  • P27 (country of citizenship) [1]
    citizen of Germany
  • P19 (place of birth) [1]
    born in Erlangen
  • P20 (place of death) [1]
    died in Munich
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Koppen Climate Classification (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Koppen Climate Classification, History sectionView the Source
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