Helmut Landsberg
Helmut Landsberg · Science & Medicine
Climatologist regarded as a founder of modern applied climatology
1906, Frankfurt, Germany — 1985, Geneva, Switzerland
Germany · United States
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Landsberg was a German-American climatologist regarded as a founder of modern applied climatology, who advanced the statistical study of climate, urban climate and bioclimatology and shaped U.S. climate services. He wrote the standard reference 'Physical Climatology' and earned the National Medal of Science. Jewish, he emigrated from Nazi Germany to the United States.
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Climatologist regarded as a founder of modern applied climatology
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