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Hans Oeschger

Swiss climatologist (1927-1998) · Switzerland · On the map · Academics · Died at 71

Hans Oeschger was a Swiss climatologist. He founded the Division of Climate and Environmental Physics at the Physics Institute of the University of Bern in 1963 and served as its director until his retirement in 1992.

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A life in dates

1998Died25 December 19981997Roger Revelle MedalAward1996Tyler Prize for Environmental AchievementAward1990H. C. Urey AwardAwardMarcel Benoist PrizeAward1989Seligman CrystalAward1927Born2 April 1927

Awards

Roger Revelle Medal1997
Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement1996
Marcel Benoist Prize1990
H. C. Urey Award1990
Seligman Crystal1989

About this person

Country
Switzerland
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 1998 · aged 71