Albert Wigand (meteorologist)

Not to be confused with his grandfather, botanist Albert Wigand.
Albert Wigand
Dr. phil.
Born(1882-10-21)21 October 1882
Kassel, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia
Died18 December 1932(1932-12-18) (aged 50)
Hamburg, Prussia
Alma materPhilipps University of Marburg
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics, Meteorology
Thesis "Über Temperaturabhängigkeit der spezifischen Wärme fester elemente und über spezifische Wärme und spezifisches Gewicht ihrer allotropen Modifikationen"  (1905)
Doctoral advisorFranz Richarz

Ernst Heinrich Paul Albert Wigand (21 October 1882 – 18 December 1932), known as Albert Wigand, was a German professor who lectured in the fields of physics, geodesy, meteorology and climatology.[1] His is most well-known as one of the earliest physicists to successfully devise a method of studying fog and cloud matter in mid-air.[2] In his later years, he became a fierce supporter of the xenophobic and nationalist thinking that would underpin Nazi ideology, and that association has clouded his legacy.[3]

  1. ^ "Notes". Terr. Magn. Atmos. Electr. 33 (2): 113. June 1928.
  2. ^ Pruppacher, H. R.; Klett, J. D. (2010). Microphysics of Clouds and Precipitation. Dordrecht: Springer Science. p. 954. ISBN 978-0-7923-4211-3.
  3. ^ Universität Hamburg (2007, January 30) Universitätsleitung verurteilt Zerstörungsaktion im Hauptgebäude. [Press release] https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/newsroom/presse/2007/pm13.html