Mohammad Hassan Ganji

Mohammad Hassan Ganji
Born (1912-06-11)11 June 1912
Birjand, Iran
Died 19 July 2012(2012-07-19) (aged 100)
Tehran, Iran
Nationality Iranian
Alma mater Tarbiat Moallem University
Victoria University of Manchester
Clark University
Awards 2001 IMO Prize[1]
Scientific career
Fields Meteorology
Institutions University of Tehran
Doctoral advisor Samuel Van Valkenburg
Other academic advisors Herbert John Fleure

Mohammad Hassan Ganji Ph.D (Persian: محمدحسن گنجی‎), (June 11, 1912 – July 19, 2012)[2] was an Iranian meteorologist and academic. He was born in Birjand.[3][4] He is credited as being the father of modern geography in Iran.[5]

Ganji established the Iran Meteorological Organization in 1955 and served as the head of Iran's Department General of Meteorology from 1956 to 1968.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wmo.int/pages/about/awards/winners_imo.html
  2. ↑ پدر علم جغرافیای ایران درگذشت (in Persian). Radio Zamaneh. 2012-07-20. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
  3. ↑ http://www.presstv.ir/detail/176943.html
  4. ↑ http://www.wmo.int/pages/publications/bulletin_en/interviews/ganji_en.html
  5. ↑ http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=239567


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