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José María Algué

1856 – 1930

Spanish Roman Catholic priest and meteorologist

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Lived 1856 – 1930 (aged 73). José María Algué was a Spanish meteorologist, inventor, designer, astronomer and roman Catholic priest.

José María Algué, SJ (29 December 1856 – 27 May 1930), was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and meteorologist in the observatory of Manila. He invented the barocyclonometer, the nephoscope and a kind of microseismograph. The barocyclonometer was officially adopted by the US Navy and warships of the North Atlantic Squadron were equipped with them around 1914. Father Algué was an honorary member of the Royal Society of London and the Pontificia Accademia Romana.

Works (1897). Baguíos y Ciclones Filipinos (1897). El Barociclonómetro (1898). Las Nubes en el Archipiélago Filipino (1898). El Baguio de Samar y Leyte, Octubre 12-13, 1897 (1900). El Archipiélago Filipino (1904). Atlas de Filipinas

Works in English translation (1900). Atlas of the Philippine Islands, Government Printing Office. (1902). Ground Temperature Observations at Manila, 1896–1902, Bureau of Public Printing. (1904). The Climate of the Philippines, Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census. (1904). The Cyclones of the Far East, Bureau of Public Printing. (1908). "The Meteorological Conditions in the Philippine Islands, 1908," Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Vol. XXXV, No. 151. (1909). Mirador Observatory, Baguio, Benguet, Bureau of Printing.

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Who was José María Algué?

Spanish Roman Catholic priest and meteorologist (1856-1930)

When was José María Algué born?

José María Algué was born on 29 December 1856 in Manresa.

When did José María Algué die?

José María Algué died on 27 May 1930 in Roquetes.

What was José María Algué's occupation?

José María Algué was a meteorologist, inventor, designer, astronomer and roman Catholic priest.

What nationality was José María Algué?

José María Algué was Spanish.

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