Bert Bolin | |
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_CCBY2.jpg) Bolin in 2006 | |
| Born | 15 May 1925 Nyköping, Sweden |
| Died | 30 December 2007 (aged 82) Österskär, Sweden |
| Education | Uppsala University, Stockholm University |
| Known for | First chairman of the IPCC |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Stockholm University, European Space Research Organisation |
Bert Rickard Johannes Bolin (Swedish: [ˈbæʈː bʊˈliːn]; 15 May 1925 – 30 December 2007)[1] was a Swedish meteorologist who served as the first chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), from 1988 to 1997. He was professor of meteorology at Stockholm University from 1961 until his retirement in 1990.
- ^ Hevesi, Dennis (4 January 2008), "Bert Bolin, 82, Is Dead; Led U.N. Climate Panel", New York Times