Walter Mörikofer
Walter Mörikofer (born May 24, 1892 in Basel , † April 14, 1976 in Davos ) was a Swiss physicist .
From 1929 to 1966 Mörikofer was the head of the physical-meteorological observatory in Davos .
Mörikofer contributed significantly to the establishment of the World Radiation Center .
literature
- Marcel de Quervain: Mörikofer, Walter. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1994, ISBN 3-428-00198-2 , p. 673 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Katrin Weber: 100 years of the physical-meteorological observatory Davos. (PDF; 995 kB) PMOD WRC, 2007, archived from the original on November 12, 2011 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ History of the Swiss Research Institute for High Mountain Climates and Medicine. sfi-davos.ch, June 1, 2006, archived from the original on December 31, 2013 (based on: 75 Years of the Swiss Research Institute for High Mountain Climate and Medicine , F. Suter (K. Blaser, C. Fröhlich, Red.)).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mörikofer, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 14, 1976 |
| Place of death | Davos |