John Park Finley | |
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Finley in 1913
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Born | April 11, 1854 Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA |
Died | November 24, 1943 Battle Creek, Michigan, USA |
(aged 89)
Known for | Tornado research |
John Park Finley (April 11, 1854 – November 24, 1943) was an American meteorologist and Army Signal Service officer who was the first person to study tornadoes intensively. He also wrote the first known book on the subject as well as many other manuals and booklets, collected vast climatological data, set up a nationwide weather observer network, started one of the first private weather enterprises, and opened an early aviation weather school.
He was born on April 11, 1854 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He died on November 24, 1943 in Battle Creek, Michigan.
The University of Oklahoma holds a large collection of Finley's publications. Here are some selected works, which may or may not be contained in said collection: