About Aleksander Kosiba
Lived 1901 – 1981 (aged 80). Aleksander Kosiba was a Polish geographer, glaciologist, geophysicist, photographer, climatologist and university teacher.
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. 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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Who was Aleksander Kosiba?
Polish scientist (1901–1981)
When was Aleksander Kosiba born?
Aleksander Kosiba was born on 18 January 1901 in Libusza.
When did Aleksander Kosiba die?
Aleksander Kosiba died on 18 September 1981 in Wrocław.
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Aleksander Kosiba was a geographer, glaciologist, geophysicist, photographer, climatologist and university teacher.
What nationality was Aleksander Kosiba?
Aleksander Kosiba was Polish.
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