Robert Homer Simpson

American meteorologist (1912-2014) · United States · On the map · Died at 102

Robert H. Simpson was an American meteorologist, hurricane specialist, first director of the National Hurricane Research Project (NHRP) from 1955 to 1959, and a former director (1967-1974) of the National Hurricane Center (NHC). He was the co-developer of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale with Herbert Saffir.

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