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Joanne Simpson
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American meteorologist (1923–2010)
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Joanne Simpson, born Joanne Gerould in Boston, was an American meteorologist and university teacher. She was educated at the University of Chicago and held positions at the University of Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology, Goddard Space Flight Center, and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Her professional work focused on meteorology and the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission. She was married to Robert Homer Simpson.
Simpson received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal, and the International Meteorological Organization Prize. She was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the American Meteorological Society. Her archives are held at the Schlesinger Library. She died in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 2010, and is buried at Rock Creek Cemetery.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joanne
- Family name
- Simpson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boston
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Chicago
- Employer
- University of Virginia
- Field of work
- Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission
- Image
- Joanne Simpson meteorologist in the 1970s.jpg
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- date of death
- 2010-03-04
- date of birth
- 1923-03-23
- archives at
- Schlesinger Library
- member of
- American Meteorological Society
- birth name
- Joanne Gerould
- place of burial
- Rock Creek Cemetery
- Commons category
- Joanne Simpson
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