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Benjamin D. Santer

American climate researcher
Person human Q4888460

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
June 3, 1955
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[5]
Occupation
climatologist, researcher
Employer
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States Department of Energy, Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology[7][8][9][10]
Field of work
climatology[6]
Educated at
University of East Anglia, Climatic Research Unit[11][12]
Award received
MacArthur Fellows Program, William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science, Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal[14][15][16][17][18]
Doctoral advisor
Tom Wigley[13]
Family name
Santer[21]
Given name
Benjamin, David[22][23]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences[19]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Climate change[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Benjamin David Santer en Benjamin D. Santer en Benjamin Santer en Ben Santer da Benjamin Santer da Benjamin David Santer de Benjamin David Santer es Benjamin Santer fi Benjamin David Santer fi Benjamin Santer ja ベンジャミン・D・サンター nl Benjamin Santer pt Benjamin David Santer pt Benjamin Santer ru Бенджамин Сантер
🔖 Identifiers · 10
ISNI
0000000418299397
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9717-460X
VIAF cluster ID
45030633
Library of Congress authority ID
no2018046551
GND ID
1349003557
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Bensanter.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/01klj
MacArthur Fellows Program ID
594, class-of-1998/benjamin-david-santer
National Academy of Sciences member ID
3008403
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyrYDRG7rRDjJp3m8H9jC

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🔗 Connections
Award received 5
MacArthur Fellows Program, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, Carl-Gustaf Rossby Research Medal, John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science, William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
Author of 3
Quantifying stochastic uncertainty in detection time of human-caused climate signals, Robust Anthropogenic Signal Identified in the Seasonal Cycle of Tropospheric Temperature, Taking climate model evaluation to the next level
Employer 3
United States Department of Energy, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
← Authored by 3
Quantifying stochastic uncertainty in detection time of human-caused climate signals, Robust Anthropogenic Signal Identified in the Seasonal Cycle of Tropospheric Temperature, Taking climate model evaluation to the next level
Affiliated with 2
University of California, Los Angeles, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Educated at 2
University of East Anglia, Climatic Research Unit
Given name 2
David, Benjamin
Occupation 2
researcher, climatologist
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral advisor 1
Tom Wigley
Doctoral advisors 1
Tom Wigley
Field of work 1
climatology
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
National Academy of Sciences
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
WikiProject Climate change
Place of birth 1
Washington, D.C.
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Benjamin D. Santer was born on June 3, 1955[1], in Washington, D.C.[2]. He has worked as a climatologist[3] and researcher[4].

FAQs

Where was Benjamin D. Santer born?

Benjamin D. Santer was born in Washington, D.C.[2].

What did Benjamin D. Santer do for work?

Benjamin D. Santer worked as a climatologist[3] and researcher[4].

Where did Benjamin D. Santer go to school?

Benjamin D. Santer was educated at University of East Anglia[11] and Climatic Research Unit[12].

What awards did Benjamin D. Santer receive?

Honors received include MacArthur Fellows Program[14], William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement[15], Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award[16], and John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science[17].

Related Entities

Climatic Research Unit climatology Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Max Planck Institute for Meteorology United States University of California, Los Angeles

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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [9] ↑ . macfound.org. macfound.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . macfound.org. macfound.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . sigmaxi.org. sigmaxi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . science.osti.gov. science.osti.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . nasonline.org. nasonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . ametsoc.org. ametsoc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Benjamin, David
    Field of work → climatology
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject Climate change
    Family name → Santer
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