George Aubourne Clarke FRPS FRMetS (1879 – 13 February 1949) was a Scottish meteorologist, best known for his photographs of cloud types. [1]
From 1903 to 1943, he was the metereological observer at the Cromwell Tower Observatory at the University of Aberdeen. [2] While there he made photographs of clouds, which were published in a book that became the standard reference for metereologists and the military. [3]
He was awarded the first Hood medal from the Royal Photographic Society in 1933 [4] for his work as a photographer.
He retired in 1947 and died two years later, aged 69. [5] [1]
George Aubourne Clarke FRPS FRMetS (1879 – 13 February 1949) was a Scottish meteorologist, best known for his photographs of cloud types. [1]
From 1903 to 1943, he was the metereological observer at the Cromwell Tower Observatory at the University of Aberdeen. [2] While there he made photographs of clouds, which were published in a book that became the standard reference for metereologists and the military. [3]
He was awarded the first Hood medal from the Royal Photographic Society in 1933 [4] for his work as a photographer.
He retired in 1947 and died two years later, aged 69. [5] [1]