Alfred C. Redfield

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Alfred Clarence Redfield

Born November 15, 1890 (1890-11-15)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died March 17, 1983 (aged 92)
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Fields Oceanography
Known for Redfield ratio

Alfred Clarence Redfield (born November 15, 1890 in Philadelphia, died March 17, 1983 in Woods Hole) was an American oceanographist.

He is especially known for having discovered the Redfield ratio, which describes the ratio between nutrients in ocean water.

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Persondata
NAME Redfield, Alfred Clarence
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Oceanographist
DATE OF BIRTH November 15, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH March 17, 1983
PLACE OF DEATH Woods Hole, Massachusetts