Daniel Draper (meteorologist)
American meteorologist and inventor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daniel Draper (2 April 1841 – 21 December 1931) was an American meteorologist and inventor who served for more than forty-two years as the official meteorologist for the city of New York and who attained worldwide distinction in the fields of science relating to astronomy and the weather.[1]
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Daniel Draper | |
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Born | 2 April 1841 New York City, US |
Died | 21 December 1931 (1931-12-22) (aged 90) |
Alma mater | New York University |
Known for | inventing multiple key weather measurement devices |
Scientific career | |
Fields | meteorology |
Institutions | New York Meteorological Observatory |
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