Leo Wenzel Pollak

Leo Wenzel Pollak (September 23, 1888 in Prague – November 24, 1964 in Dublin) was a geophysicist, meteorologist and pioneer in scientific data processing.[1][2] His career was spent at the Geophysical Institute in Prague, where he rose to the rank of professor and director (1911-1939), the Irish Meteorological Service (1939-1947), and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (1947-1963).

In 1950, he was credited as the second author of the second edition of Victor Conrad's 1944 book, "Methods in Climatology."[3]

  1. ^ Leo Wenzel Pollak Meteorologische Zeitschrift [Meteorological Journal], Vol 18-19, p. 124
  2. ^ Pollak, Leo Wenzel Deutsche Biographische Enzyklopädie [German Biographical Encyclopedia], p. 16, ISBN 9783598250385
  3. ^ Review of "Methods in Climatology" by V. Conrad and L. W. Pollak, American Journal of Physics, Volume 19, Issue 1