Sir Napier Shaw

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Cambridge_University
gptkbp:author Manual of Meteorology
The Physics of the Air
gptkbp:birthDate 1854-03-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Birmingham,_England
gptkbp:deathDate 1945-03-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:fullName Sir William Napier Shaw
gptkbp:honor knighted
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Napier Shaw
gptkbp:knownFor studies on air pollution
work on atmospheric physics
introduction of the millibar
modernizing meteorology
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:meteorologist
gptkbp:position Director of the Meteorological Office
Professor of Meteorology at Imperial College London
gptkbp:president gptkb:Royal_Meteorological_Society
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:President_of_the_Royal_Meteorological_Society
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8