Alexander Buchan | |
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| Born | 11 April 1829 Kinnesswood, Scotland |
| Died | 13 May 1907 (aged 78) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
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Alexander Buchan FRS FRSE (11 April 1829 – 13 May 1907) was a Scottish meteorologist, oceanographer and botanist and is credited with establishing the weather map as the basis of modern weather forecasting.[1] He also proposed the theory of Buchan Spells.
- ^ "The Royal Meteorological Society's Conference on Weather Forecasting and Climate Change". Royal Meteorological Society. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2010.