# William Jackson Humphreys

> American physicist (1862–1949)

**Wikidata**: [Q2712764](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2712764)  
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## Summary

William Jackson Humphreys was born on February 3, 1862, in Gap Mills [1][2][3]. He died on November 10, 1949, in Washington, D.C. [1][2][3]. An atmospheric physicist and meteorologist, Humphreys worked in physics, meteorology, atmospheric physics, and spectroscopy [4].He studied at Johns Hopkins University and Washington and Lee University [3]. Humphreys was employed by the University of Virginia from 1897 to 1905 before joining the United States Weather Bureau, where he worked from 1905 to 1935 [5][3]. His contributions earned him the Howard N. Potts Medal [6].


## References

1. [Source](https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/31/4/1520-0477-31_4_142.xml?tab_body=pdf)
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3. Czech National Authority Database
4. [Source](https://www.jstor.org/stable/24523672)
5. [Source](https://www.fi.edu/en/laureates/william-j-humphreys)
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