Wladimir Köppen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wladimir Köppen

German meteorologist

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1846

Place of Birth: Saint Petersburg

Date of Death: 22-Jun-1940

Profession: Esperantist, geographer, climatologist, meteorologist, botanist, earth scientist

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Wladimir Peter Köppen (German pronunciation: [vla'di?mi??? 'kœpn?, 'vla?dimi??? -]; Russian: ?????´??? ?????´??? ??????, Vladimir Petrovich Kyoppen; 7 October 1846 – 22 June 1940) was a Russian-German geographer, meteorologist, climatologist and botanist.
After studies in St.
Petersburg, he spent the bulk of his life and professional career in Germany and Austria.
His most notable contribution to science was the development of the Köppen climate classification system, which, with some modifications, is still commonly used.
Köppen made significant contributions to several branches of science.