Rudolf Geiger

Rudolf Geiger
Born August 24, 1894
Erlangen, German Empire
Died January 22, 1981 (1981-01-23) (aged 86)
Munich, West Germany
Nationality Germany
Known for brother of Hans Geiger
Scientific career
Fields meteorologist

Rudolf Oskar Robert Williams Geiger (August 24, 1894 – January 22, 1981) was a German meteorologist and climatologist. He was the son of indologist Wilhelm Geiger and the brother of physicist Hans Geiger. He worked with Wladimir Köppen on climatology, hence the Köppen-Geiger climate classification.


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