Jule Gregory Charney

US meteorologist (1917–1981)
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Jule Gregory Charney
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Summary

Jule Gregory Charney was born on January 1, 1917[1], in San Francisco[2]. He died on June 16, 1981[3], in Boston[4]. He worked as a meteorologist[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (241 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Employer: Massachusetts Institute of Technology[9]
  • Educated at: University of California, Los Angeles[10]
  • Doctoral advisor: Jørgen Holmboe[11]
  • Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship[12], Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal[13], International Meteorological Organization Prize[14], William Bowie Medal[15], Hodgkins Medal[16]
  • Member of: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[17], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[18], National Academy of Sciences[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Doctoral student: Ted G. Shepherd[21], Inez Fung[22], Eugenia Kalnay[23], Conway B. Leovy[24], Joseph Pedlosky[25], Mark Cane[26], J. Ray Bates[27], James R. Holton[28], Francis William Murray[29], Isidoro Orlanski[30], Paul Janota[31], Arthur Bass[32], Jagadish Shukla[33], Kerry Emanuel[34]
  • Commons category: Jule Gregory Charney[35]
  • Archives at: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries[36]
  • Academic degree: Doctor of Philosophy[37]
  • Family name: Charney[38]
  • Given name: Jule[39], Jules[40], Gregory[41]
  • Birth name: Jule Gregory Charney[42]
  • Erdős number: 4[43]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[44]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Jule Gregory Charney include Jule G. Charney Medal[45], an award[46], founded in 1983[47].

Why It Matters

Jule Gregory Charney has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

Entities named for him include Jule G. Charney Medal[45], an award[46], founded in 1983[47].

His notable doctoral advisees include Kerry Emanuel[50], a meteorologist[51], b. 1955[52], of United States[53], awarded the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal[54], specialised in meteorology[55]; Eugenia Kalnay[56], a meteorologist[57], 1942–2024[58], of Argentina[59], awarded the International Meteorological Organization Prize[60], specialised in meteorology[61]; Inez Fung[62], a climatologist[63], b. 1949[64], of United States[65], awarded the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal[66]; Mark Cane[67], a university teacher[68], b. 1944[69], of United States[70], awarded the Vetlesen Prize[71]; and James R. Holton[72], a meteorologist[73], 1938–2004[74], of United States[75], awarded the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal[76].

FAQs

Where was Jule Gregory Charney born?

Jule Gregory Charney's place of birth was San Francisco[2].

Where did Jule Gregory Charney die?

Jule Gregory Charney died in Boston[4].

What did Jule Gregory Charney do for work?

Jule Gregory Charney worked as a meteorologist[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Jule Gregory Charney go to school?

Jule Gregory Charney was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[10].

What awards did Jule Gregory Charney receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[12], Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal[13], International Meteorological Organization Prize[14], and William Bowie Medal[15].

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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