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Albert Wigand (meteorologist)
German physicist and meteorologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with his grandfather, botanist Albert Wigand.
Ernst Heinrich Paul Albert Wigand (21 October 1882 – 18 December 1932), known as Albert Wigand, was a German professor who lectured in the fields of physics, geodesy, meteorology and climatology.[1] His is most well-known as one of the earliest physicists to successfully devise a method of studying fog and cloud matter in mid-air.[2] In his later years, he became a fierce supporter of the xenophobic and nationalist thinking that would underpin Nazi ideology, and that association has clouded his legacy.[3]
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Born | (1882-10-21)21 October 1882 |
Died | 18 December 1932(1932-12-18) (aged 50) Hamburg, Prussia |
Alma mater | Philipps University of Marburg |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics, Meteorology |
Thesis | "Über Temperaturabhängigkeit der spezifischen Wärme fester elemente und über spezifische Wärme und spezifisches Gewicht ihrer allotropen Modifikationen" (1905) |
Doctoral advisor | Franz Richarz |
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