Herbert Saffir
American civil engineer, co-author of the Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricanes
Facts
16 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- March 29, 1917
- Date of death
- November 21, 2007
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Miami
- Country of citizenship
- United States[6]
- Occupation
- civil engineer
- Field of work
- civil engineering[7]
- Educated at
- Georgia Tech[8]
- Notable work
- Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale[9]
- Cause of death
- myocardial infarction[11]
- Manner of death
- natural causes[14]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project
- Information integrity on extreme weather events[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Herbert Saffir
en Herbert Seymour Saffir
fr Herbert Seymour Saffir
it Herbert Seymour Saffir
ja ハーバート・サファ
pt Herbert Seymour Saffir
sv Saffir
zh 赫伯特·薩菲爾
🔖 Identifiers · 8
- VIAF cluster ID
- 14470225
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- no2003114614
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/Herbert-Seymour-Saffir
- Encyclopædia Universalis ID
- herbert-seymour-saffir
- Freebase ID
- /m/026zkr5
- Prabook ID
- 461048
- WikiTree person ID
- Saffir-3
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PCjFcmHB6dGy89qVV9v7TH3
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Summary
Herbert Saffir was born on March 29, 1917[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He died on November 21, 2007[3], in Miami[4]. He worked as a civil engineer[5].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Herbert Saffir include Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale[16], a tropical cyclone scale[17].
Why It Matters
Entities named for him include Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale[16], a tropical cyclone scale[17].
FAQs
Where was Herbert Saffir born?
Herbert Saffir's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].
Where did Herbert Saffir die?
Herbert Saffir died in Miami[4].
What did Herbert Saffir do for work?
Herbert Saffir worked as a civil engineer[5].
Where did Herbert Saffir go to school?
Herbert Saffir was educated at Georgia Tech[8].