Jean Lugeon
Jean-Frédéric Lugeon (born August 4, 1898 in Chevilly , † February 21, 1976 in Lausanne ) was a Swiss meteorologist .
Life
Jean Lugeon studied civil engineering at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne and received his degree in civil engineering in 1922 . In 1928 he received his doctorate from the ETH Zurich. Together with Guido Nobile, Lugeon constructed the " radiogoniograph for long-range location of thunderstorms and for exploring the ionosphere " and "developed new methods of weather forecasting". He received an honorary doctorate from the University of Warsaw .
Web links
- Literature by and about Jean Lugeon in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Literature by and about Jean Lugeon in the catalog of the German National Library
- Jean Lugon, a Swiss weather service pioneer. In: The Bern Week, February 8, 1946
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Müller-Grieshaber: Lugeon, Jean. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lugeon, Jean |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lugeon, Jean-Frédéric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss meteorologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chevilly |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 1976 |
| Place of death | Lausanne |