George James Symons
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George James Symons was a pioneering 19th-century British meteorologist renowned for his extensive rainfall observations and contributions to systematic weather data collection.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| George James Symons canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British scientist
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meteorologist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
British Isles
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Royal Medal
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Symons Gold Medal (eponymous) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1838-08-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1900-03-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | City of London School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Meteorological Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Symons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
climatology
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meteorology ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | scientific reporting ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
development of rainfall measurement standards in Britain
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systematic meteorological observation networks ⓘ |
| heritage | British ⓘ |
| knownFor |
British Rainfall series of publications
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establishing a large network of rainfall observers ⓘ pioneering systematic weather data collection ⓘ systematic rainfall observations in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Meteorological Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | George James Symons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
organized one of the first large-scale volunteer rainfall observer networks
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produced long-term rainfall records used in British climatology ⓘ |
| notableWork |
British Rainfall
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British Rainfall Organisation annual reports NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | meteorologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| positionHeld | President of the Royal Meteorological Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| workFocus |
climatological statistics
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meteorological observation networks ⓘ rainfall measurement ⓘ |
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