Vladimir Wiese | |
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Born | Vladimir Yulyevich Wiese 5 March 1886[1] Tsarskoe Selo, Russia[1] |
Died | 19 February 1954[1] | (aged 67)
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | Saint Petersburg University University of Göttingen[2] |
Known for | Wiese Island |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Saint Petersburg University |
Vladimir Yulyevich Wiese (Russian: Владимир Юльевич Визе; 5 March 1886 – 19 February 1954) was a Russian scientist of German descent who devoted his life to the study of the Arctic ice pack. His name is associated with the Scientific Prediction of Ice Conditions theory. Wiese was a member of the Soviet Arctic Institute and an authority on polar oceanography. He was also the founder of the Geographico-hydrological School of Oceanography.