Wladimir Köppen
✶September 25, 1846
†June 22, 1940
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✶September 25, 1846
†June 22, 1940
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Wladimir Petrovich Köppen was a Russian–German geographer, meteorologist, climatologist and botanist. After studies in St. Petersburg, he spent the bulk of his life and professional career in Germany and Austria. The Köppen climate classification system, named after a proposal he first made in 1884, with some modifications, is still widely used. Köppen made significant contributions to several branches of science, and coined the name aerology for the science of the upper atmosphere.
German meteorologist (1846–1940)
Biography from the article Wladimir Köppen on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.