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Alfred C. Redfield

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American oceanographer (1890-1983)

United StatesLived 1890 to 1983 · aged 92
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Alfred Clarence Redfield was an American oceanographer known for having discovered the Redfield ratio, which describes the ratio between nutrients in plankton and ocean water.

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Dedication plaque at WHOI's Redfield LaboratoryDedication plaque at WHOI's Redfield LaboratoryRedfield LaboratoryRedfield Laboratory

Awards 2

1966Eminent Ecologist Award
1955Alexander Agassiz Medal

Connected to Alfred 6

Henry StommelAlso won Alexander Agassiz MedalEric PiankaAlso won Eminent Ecologist AwardJohan HjortAlso won Alexander Agassiz MedalCrawford S. HollingAlso won Eminent Ecologist AwardEdward BullardAlso won Alexander Agassiz MedalGene E. LikensAlso won Eminent Ecologist Award

About this person

Alfred Clarence Redfield was an American oceanographer known for having discovered the Redfield ratio, which describes the ratio between nutrients in plankton and ocean water. He was a professor of physiology at Harvard University and one of the original staff of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution upon its founding in 1930.

Country
United States
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1890 to 1983 · aged 92
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