2011-04-04

George Aubourne Clarke

George Aubourne Clarke

George Aubourne Clarke was a Scottish meteorologist, best known for his photographs of cloud types which were the first widely used standard reference.

From 1903 to 1943 he was the metereological observer at the Cromwell Tower Observatory at the University of Aberdeen. While there he photographed clouds, which were published in his book, which became the standard reference for metereologists and the military.

He was awarded the first Hood medal from the Royal Photographic Society in 1933 for his work as a photographer.

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