Old Probabilities

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Old Probabilities was the popular nickname of Cleveland Abbe, a pioneering American meteorologist known for his influential early weather forecasting work.

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instanceOf human
meteorologist
nickname
scientist
awardReceived Royal Meteorological Society Symons Gold Medal NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1838-12-03
dateOfDeath 1916-10-28
educatedAt Harvard University
University of Michigan
employer U.S. Army Signal Service NERFINISHED
U.S. Weather Bureau NERFINISHED
familyName Abbe NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork meteorology
weather forecasting
givenName Cleveland NERFINISHED
influenced development of modern U.S. weather services
knownFor daily weather maps and forecasts
organizing a national weather service
pioneering weather forecasting in the United States
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf National Academy of Sciences
notableAchievement issued some of the first regular weather forecasts in the United States
notableNickname Old Probabilities NERFINISHED
notableWork development of systematic storm warnings in the U.S.
occupation astronomer
meteorologist
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath Chevy Chase, Maryland NERFINISHED
positionHeld chief meteorologist of the U.S. Weather Bureau
refersTo Cleveland Abbe NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
workLocation Cincinnati, Ohio NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C.

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Cleveland Abbe nickname Old Probabilities