Nationality Iranian Notable awards 2001 IMO Prize Name Mohammad Ganji | Fields Meteorology | |
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Born 11 June 1912
Birjand, Iran ( 1912-06-11 ) Alma mater Tarbiat Moallem University
Victoria University of Manchester
Clark University Died July 19, 2012, Tehran, Iran Education Kharazmi University, University of Manchester, Victoria University of Manchester, Clark University | ||
Doctoral advisor Samuel Van Valkenburg Institutions University of Tehran Other academic advisors Herbert John Fleure | ||
Mohammad Hassan Ganji Ph.D (Persian: محمدحسن گنجی), (June 11, 1912 – July 19, 2012) was an Iranian meteorologist and academic. He was born in Birjand. He is credited as being the father of modern geography in Iran.
Ganji established the Iran Meteorological Organization in 1955 and served as the head of Iran's Department General of Meteorology from 1956 to 1968.
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