Abbe, Cleveland

Abbe, Cleveland
born Dec. 3, 1838, New York, N.Y., U.S.
died Oct. 28, 1916, Chevy Chase, Md.

U.S. meteorologist.

He was trained as an astronomer and appointed director of the Cincinnati Observatory in 1868. His interest turned to meteorology, and he inaugurated a public weather service that served as a model for the national weather service, which was organized shortly thereafter as a branch of the (U.S. Army) Signal Service. In 1871 he was appointed chief meteorologist of the branch, which in 1891 was reorganized under civilian control as the U.S. Weather Bureau (later the National Weather Service), and he served in that capacity more than 45 years.

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▪ American meteorologist
born Dec. 3, 1838, New York City
died Oct. 28, 1916, Chevy Chase, Md., U.S.
 meteorologist who pioneered in the foundation and growth of the U.S. Weather Bureau, later renamed the National Weather Service.

      Trained as an astronomer, he was appointed director of the Cincinnati (Ohio) Observatory in 1868. His interest gradually turned to meteorology, however, and he inaugurated a public weather service that served as a model for the national weather service, which was organized shortly thereafter as a branch of the Signal Service. In 1871 he was appointed chief meteorologist of the branch (which in 1891 was reorganized under civilian control as the U.S. Weather Bureau) and served in that capacity for more than 45 years.

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