Wolfgang Weischet
Wolfgang Weischet (born January 12, 1921 in Solingen - Ohligs ; † January 13, 1998 in Freiburg ) was an important German meteorologist , geographer and climatologist .
After studying meteorology and geophysics in Berlin and Hamburg, Weischet was one of the first graduates in meteorology at Berlin's Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, today's Humboldt-Universität, in 1942 . He received his doctorate in 1948 under Carl Troll in Bonn. From 1948 assistant to Herbert Louis in Cologne, from 1952 then in Munich, where he completed his habilitation . From 1959 to 1961 director of the Instituto de Geografía y Geología of the Universidad Austral de Chile in Valdivia. In 1961 he accepted a call to the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg , where he succeeded Nikolaus Creutzburg as director of the Institute for Physical Geography. 1966 Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. 1974 pioneering work in studies of the urban climate in Freiburg.
In 1982 Weischet was appointed a member of the Leopoldina .
Even today, his Introduction to General Climatology is a standard work in geography.
Wolfgang Weischet died one day after his 77th birthday
Works
- Chile - its regional individuality and structure . (1970)
- Introduction to General Climatology . (1977)
- The ecological disadvantage of the tropics . (1977)
- The green revolution. Successes, possibilities and limits from an ecological point of view . (1978)
- Introduction to General Climatology. 8th edition . (2012) with Wilfried Endlicher
- Regional climatology. Part 1: The New World: America, New Zealand, Australia . (1996)
- Regional climatology. Part 2: The Old World: Europe, Africa, Asia . (2000) with Wilfried Endlicher
literature
- Goßmann, Hermann: Wolfgang Weischet in memory. Freiburg University Gazette 37. 1998. 139. pp. 169–170
- Endlicher, Wilfried: Wolfgang Weischet 1921–1998; Attempt to appreciate the way of life and climatological-ecological work. Petermanns Geographical Communications 143, 1999. pp. 228–233
Web links
- Institute for Physical Geography at the University of Freiburg
- Wilfried Endlicher : Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Weischet 1921–1998. Attempt to appreciate the way and the work. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007 ; Retrieved November 30, 2012 .
- Literature by and about Wolfgang Weischet in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weischet, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German meteorologist, geographer and climatologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 12, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 1998 |
| Place of death | Freiburg in Breisgau |