John Houghton
Welsh physicist (1931-2020) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 88
Sir John Theodore Houghton was a Welsh atmospheric physicist who was the co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) scientific assessment working group which shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 with Al Gore. He was lead editor of the first three IPCC reports.
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2020Died15 April 20202010Fellow of the Learned Society of WalesAward2006Japan PrizeAward1998International Meteorological Organization PrizeAward1995Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical SocietyAward1991Royal Society Bakerian MedalAward1990Glazebrook MedalAward1979Chree Medal and PrizeAward1931Born30 December 1931
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He was professor in atmospheric physics at the University of Oxford, former Director General at the Met Office and founder of the Hadley Centre.
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United Kingdom
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1931 to 2020 · aged 88
