Edgar W. Woolard
American meteorologist, planetary scientist
About Edgar W. Woolard
Lived 1899 – 1978 (aged 79). Edgar W. Woolard was an American astronomer, meteorologist and mathematician.
Edgar William Woolard (January 6, 1899 – June 17, 1978) was an American meteorologist, mathematician and planetary scientist.
He was born in El Paso, Texas and received his college education from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. During World War I, Woolard served in the U.S. Army. In 1919, he was employed at the U.S. Weather Bureau as an assistant meteorologist,
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American meteorologist, planetary scientist
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Edgar W. Woolard was born on 6 January 1899 in El Paso.
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Edgar W. Woolard died on 17 June 1978 in Kingman.
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Edgar W. Woolard was an astronomer, meteorologist and mathematician.
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