Aleksander Kosiba
Aleksander Kosiba (born 18 January 1901 in Libusza — died 18 September 1981 in Wrocław) was a Polish geographer, geophysicist, glaciologist and climatologist. Kosiba's undergraduate tertiary studies were at the then Jan Kazimierz University. He was an honorary member of Norwegian Geographical Society.
Aleksander Kosiba
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- Name
- Aleksander Kosiba
- Born
- 18 January 1901
- Birthplace
- Poland
- Died
- 18 September 1981
- Occupation
- Geographer and glaciologist
- Fields
- geography · geophysics · glaciology · climatology
- Education
- University of Wrocław
- Languages
- Polish
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Aleksander Kosiba (born 18 January 1901 in Libusza — died 18 September 1981 in Wrocław) was a Polish geographer, geophysicist, glaciologist and climatologist. Kosiba's undergraduate tertiary studies were at the then Jan Kazimierz University. He was an honorary member of Norwegian Geographical Society.
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Kosiba was involved in a Greenland expedition in 1934 by Denmark. There he worked for five months - May to September. In 1978 he published his last scientific work, "The snow, glaciers — ice sheets."
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• Name — Aleksander Kosiba • Born — 18 January 1901 • Birthplace — Poland • Died — 18 September 1981 • Occupation — Geographer and glaciologist
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Aleksander Kosiba was born on 18 January 1901.
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Aleksander Kosiba died on 18 September 1981.
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