Henry Stommel
American oceanographer (1920-1992) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 71
Henry Melson Stommel was a major contributor to the field of physical oceanography. Beginning in the 1940s, he advanced theories about global ocean circulation patterns and the behavior of the Gulf Stream that form the basis of physical oceanography today.
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1992Died17 January 19921989National Medal of ScienceAward1986Albert Defant MedalAward1983Crafoord Prize in GeosciencesAwardForeign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1982William Bowie MedalAward1980A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine SciencesAward1979Alexander Agassiz MedalAward1977Maurice Ewing MedalAward1974Henry Bryant Bigelow Medal in OceanographyAward1964Sverdrup Gold Medal AwardAward1962Fellow of the American Geophysical UnionAward1920Born27 September 1920
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Widely recognized as one of the most influential and productive oceanographers of his time, Stommel was both a groundbreaking theoretician and an astute, seagoing observer.
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United States
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Academics
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Academic
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Deceased
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Lived 1920 to 1992 · aged 71
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