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Vladimir Wiese

Russian scientist · Russia · On the map · Historical Figures · Lived 1886 to 1954 · aged 67

Vladimir Yulyevich Wiese was a Russian scientist of German descent who devoted his life to the study of the Arctic ice pack. His name is associated with the Scientific Prediction of Ice Conditions theory. Wiese was a member of the Soviet Arctic Institute and an authority on polar oceanography.

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Awards

Large Gold Medal of the Russian Geographical Society1950
State Stalin Prize, 1st degree1946
Order of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"

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He was also the founder of the Geographico-hydrological School of Oceanography.

Country
Russia
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1886 to 1954 · aged 67