Willi Dansgaard

Willi Dansgaard
Born(1922-08-30)30 August 1922
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died8 January 2011(2011-01-08) (aged 88)
Copenhagen, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Scientific career
FieldsPaleoclimatology
InstitutionsCopenhagen University

Willi Dansgaard (30 August 1922[1] – 8 January 2011[2]) was a Danish paleoclimatologist. He was Professor Emeritus of Geophysics at the University of Copenhagen and a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Science and Letters, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Icelandic Academy of Sciences, and the Danish Geophysical Society.

  1. ^ II, Thomas H. Maugh (7 February 2011). "Willi Dansgaard dies at 88; scientist who recognized climate record in ice cap" – via LA Times.
  2. ^ "Nekrolog: Professor emer., Dr. Phil. Willi Dansgaard er død". Archived from the original on 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2011-01-14.