Wladimir Köppen

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Meteorologist
gptkbp:academicAdvisor Professor
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Geographical_Society_of_Berlin
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_St._Petersburg
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Berlin
gptkbp:birthDate 1846-09-09
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Göttingen_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:contributedTo Understanding of climate patterns.
gptkbp:contribution Köppen climate zones
gptkbp:deathDate 1940-04-22
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Göttingen,_Germany
gptkbp:fellowship gptkb:Royal_Meteorological_Society
gptkbp:field Climatology
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Meteorology
gptkbp:financialPerformance Influenced future climatologists.
gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse Climatology and Meteorology.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wladimir Köppen
gptkbp:influenced Environmental science
Geography
Climate science
Paleoclimatology
Climate modeling.
Geographical sciences
Ecology.
Climate policy.
Geographical research.
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Alexander_von_Humboldt
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Köppen_climate_classification
Köppen-Geiger_climate_classification_system
gptkbp:legacy Köppen_climate_classification_remains_widely_used.
gptkbp:nationality German
gptkbp:notableEvent Established a framework for climate classification.
Developed a widely used climate classification system.
gptkbp:notableFeature Köppen climate zones.
Köppen's_climate_classification.
Köppen's_climate_classification_system
Köppen_climate_classification_theory.
Rudolf_Geiger
gptkbp:notableWork Köppen_climate_classification_system
gptkbp:occupation Geographer
gptkbp:publishes Die_Klimate_der_Erde
gptkbp:researchAreas Climate dynamics.
Climatic zones
gptkbp:researchContribution Climate change studies
Climate data analysis.
Pioneering work in climate classification.
Understanding of global climate.
gptkbp:researchFocus Climate variability
Climate classification
Climate and vegetation.
gptkbp:researchInterest Empirical observation
Significant impact on climate science.
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:spouse Anna Köppen