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
Fields Meteorology
Institutions University of Tehran
Alma mater Tarbiat Moallem University
Victoria University of Manchester
Clark University
Doctoral advisor Samuel Van Valkenburg
Other academic advisors Herbert John Fleure
Notable awards 2001 IMO Prize[1]

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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