Mohammad Hassan Ganji
Mohammad Hassan Ganji Ph.D (Persian: محمدحسن گنجی), (June 11, 1912 – July 19, 2012)[2] was an Iranian meteorologist and academic. He was born in Iran city of Birjand South Khorasan Province.
Mohammad Hassan Ganji | |
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| Born | 11 June 1912 |
| Died | 19 July 2012 (aged 100) Tehran, Iran |
| Resting place | Ganji Park |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Alma mater | Tarbiat Moallem University Victoria University of Manchester Clark University |
| Awards | 2001 IMO Prize[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Meteorology |
| Institutions | University of Tehran |
| Other academic advisors | Herbert John Fleure |
Education
He completed his studies in Tehran and continued to study geography in England and the United States. He next began to teach at the University of Tehran and was the first who began to teach modern geography at universities. Ganji established the Iran Meteorological Organization in 1955 and ran the organization for several years. .[3][4] He is considered to be the father of modern geography in Iran.[5]
Career
Ganji established the Iran Meteorological Organization in 1955 and served as the head of Iran's Department General of Meteorology from 1956 to 1968.
Works
He has written over 130 articles in Persian and English and has trained many scholars and masters of geography over the years.
Awards
- Winner of the IMO Prize 2001 Professor M.H. Ganji (Iran)[6]
Mohammad Hassan Ganji Media
بزرگداشت محمد حسن گنجی در موزه و سرای چهرههای ماندگار
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Winners IMO Prize". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ↑ (in fa). Radio Zamaneh. 2012-07-20. http://www.radiozamaneh.com/news/iran/2012/07/20/17235. Retrieved 2012-07-20.
- ↑ "PressTV - Iran honors veteran meteorologist". Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ↑ http://www.wmo.int/pages/publications/bulletin_en/interviews/ganji_en.html
- ↑ "Centennial of Ganji, the father of geography in Iran, celebrated". Tehran Times. 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ↑ "International Meteorological Organization (IMO) Prize". World Meteorological Organization. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
Mohammad Hassan Ganji in IRNA Persian [1] Mohammad Hassan Ganji [2] Ganji [3] Archived 2021-01-23 at the Wayback Machine