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Wladimir Köppen
Wladimir Petrovich Köppen ( ; ; ,, while his surname is pronounced .}} ; 25 September 1846 – 22 June 1940) was a Russian–Germangeographer, 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, and coined the name aerology for the science of measuring the upper air/atmosphere.
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