Hugo Hildebrand Hildebrandsson
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Hugo Hildebrand Hildebrandsson (19 August 1838 – 1925) was a Swedish meteorologist and professor at Uppsala university
between 1878 and 1907.
, and educated at the Stockholm gymnasium
and the university of Upsala, where he took his doctor's degree in 1858, becoming doctor of physics in 1866. In 1878, he was appointed first professor of meteorology at Upsala and director of the meteorological observatory there. He retained these posts until 1906. He was a prominent member of the International Meteorological Committee, and for some years served as its secretary. In 1880, he was elected an honorary fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society
of London
, which in 1920 awarded him the Symons gold medal. He was also a member of many other foreign scientific societies.
As a meteorologist, Hildebrandsson is notable for his researches into the subject of clouds. In 1880, he was requested by the International Meteorological Committee to prepare the International Cloud Atlas, a work carried out in conjunction with Leon Teisserenc de Bort
. Many further observations were subsequently incorporated in Les bases de la météorologie dynamique (1907), in which Teisserenc de Bort again collaborated. His papers on centers of action of the atmosphere marked a great advance in seasonal forecasts.
In 1888, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
, and he was also a member of the Nobel Committee for Physics
.
Uppsala University
Uppsala University is a research university in Uppsala, Sweden, and is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. It consistently ranks among the best universities in Northern Europe in international rankings and is generally considered one of the most prestigious institutions of...
between 1878 and 1907.
Biography
Hildebrandsson was born in StockholmStockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, and educated at the Stockholm gymnasium
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
and the university of Upsala, where he took his doctor's degree in 1858, becoming doctor of physics in 1866. In 1878, he was appointed first professor of meteorology at Upsala and director of the meteorological observatory there. He retained these posts until 1906. He was a prominent member of the International Meteorological Committee, and for some years served as its secretary. In 1880, he was elected an honorary fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society
Royal Meteorological Society
The Royal Meteorological Society traces its origins back to 3 April 1850 when the British Meteorological Society was formed as a society the objects of which should be the advancement and extension of meteorological science by determining the laws of climate and of meteorological phenomena in general...
of London
London
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, which in 1920 awarded him the Symons gold medal. He was also a member of many other foreign scientific societies.
As a meteorologist, Hildebrandsson is notable for his researches into the subject of clouds. In 1880, he was requested by the International Meteorological Committee to prepare the International Cloud Atlas, a work carried out in conjunction with Leon Teisserenc de Bort
Léon Teisserenc de Bort
Léon Philippe Teisserenc de Bort was a French meteorologist who became famous for his discovery of the stratosphere...
. Many further observations were subsequently incorporated in Les bases de la météorologie dynamique (1907), in which Teisserenc de Bort again collaborated. His papers on centers of action of the atmosphere marked a great advance in seasonal forecasts.
In 1888, he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences or Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien is one of the Royal Academies of Sweden. The Academy is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization which acts to promote the sciences, primarily the natural sciences and mathematics.The Academy was founded on 2...
, and he was also a member of the Nobel Committee for Physics
Nobel Committee for Physics
The Nobel Committee for Physics is the Nobel Committee responsible for proposing laureates for the Nobel Prize for Physics. The Nobel Committee for Physics is appointed by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences...
.