Luke Howard

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Luke Howard was an English chemist and meteorologist renowned as the "father of meteorology" for devising the modern cloud classification system in the early 19th century.

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instanceOf chemist
human
meteorologist
birthDate 1772-11-28
birthPlace London, England
surface form: London
centuryOfActivity 18th century
19th century
coined cirrocumulus
cirrostratus
cirrus
cumulonimbus
cumulus
nimbus
stratocumulus
stratus
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
deathDate 1864-03-21
deathPlace London, England
surface form: London
developed cloud classification system
ethnicGroup English NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork chemistry
meteorology
hasEducation Quaker school education
hasGender male
hasNotableWork Essay on the Modification of Clouds NERFINISHED
influenced cloud nomenclature used by World Meteorological Organization
modern meteorology
influencedBy Quaker scientific tradition
inspired artistic depictions of clouds in the 19th century
knownFor linking cloud forms with weather patterns
systematic naming of clouds
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Royal Society
name Luke Howard NERFINISHED
nickname father of meteorology
notableFor cloud classification system
modern cloud nomenclature
occupation chemist
meteorologist
publication On the Modification of Clouds NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1803
religion Quaker NERFINISHED
residence London, England
surface form: London
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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