Albert Wigand (meteorologist)
Ernst Heinrich Paul Albert Wigand (21 October 1882 – 18 December 1932), known as Albert Wigand, was a German professor who lectured in the fields of physics, geodesy, meteorology and climatology. His is most well-known as one of the earliest physicists to successfully devise a method of studying fog and cloud matter in mid-air. In his later years, he became a fierce supporter of the xenophobic and nationalist thinking that would underpin Nazi ideology, and that association has clouded his legacy.
Albert Wigand | |
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| Born | 21 October 1882 |
| Died | 18 December 1932 (aged 50) Hamburg, Prussia |
| Alma mater | Philipps University of Marburg |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, Meteorology |
| Thesis | "Über Temperaturabhängigkeit der spezifischen Wärme fester elemente und über spezifische Wärme und spezifisches Gewicht ihrer allotropen Modifikationen" (1905) |
| Doctoral advisor | Franz Richarz |
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