Thornthwaite, C. W. 1899-1963
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Name (Latin)
Thornthwaite, C. W. 1899-1963
Other forms of name
Thornthwaite, Charles Warren, 1899-1963
Date of birth
1899-03-07
Date of death
1963-06-11
Gender
male
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- nuc90-65288: His Climate and accelerated erosion ... [MI] 1942(hdg. on DNAL rept.: Thornthwaite, C. Warren (Charles Warren), 1899- ; usage: C. Warren Thornthwaite)
- LC data base, 1-16-91(hdg.: Thornthwaite, Charles Warren, 1899-1963; usage: C.W. Thornthwaite)
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Wikipedia description:
Charles Warren Thornthwaite (March 7, 1899 – June 11, 1963) was an American geographer and climatologist. He is best known for devising the Thornthwaite climate classification, a climate classification system modified in 1948 that is still in use worldwide, and also for his detailed water budget computations of potential evapotranspiration. He was Professor of Climatology at Johns Hopkins University, adjunct professor at Drexel University, President of the Commission for Climatology of the World Meteorological Organization, a recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award of the Association of American Geographers, and the Cullum Geographical Medal from the American Geographical Society.
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