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Hubert Lamb

British climatologist (1913-1997)
Person Human Q1633270

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
September 22, 1913
Date of death
June 28, 1997
Place of birth
Bedford
Place of death
Norfolk
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[11]
Occupation
historian, meteorologist, climatologist, geographer, environmental scientist
Employer
University of East Anglia[16]
Field of work
meteorology, climatology, paleoclimatology, climate change[12][13][14][15]
Award received
Vega Medal, Murchison Award[17][18]
Father
Ernest Horace Lamb[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Archives at
University of East Anglia Archives[20]
Family name
Lamb[21]
Given name
Hubert[22]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Climate change[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hubert Horace Lamb en Hubert Lamb en H. H. Lamb cs Hubert Horace Lamb cs Hubert H. Lamb de Hubert Horace Lamb de H. H. Lamb fi H.H.Lamb fr Hubert H. Lamb fr Hubert Horace Lamb ru Лемб, Хьюберт ru Хьюберт Лемб uk Г'юберт Лемб zh 休伯特·蘭姆
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
102316129
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
122051513
Encyclopædia Britannica contributor ID
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Freebase ID
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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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Libris-URI
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NE.se ID
hubert-lamb
NL CR AUT ID
mub2017941606
NUKAT ID
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National Library of Korea ID
KAC200408473
National Virtual Library of India ID
591181
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
66263
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100048745
Prabook ID
366078
SBN author ID
BVEV080101
SELIBR ID
69720
SHARE Catalogue author ID
270888
UK National Archives ID
F77034
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/601d253f-95d9-45da-ae73-f8b1befdf189

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Field of work 4
meteorology, climate change, climatology, paleoclimatology
Occupation 4
historian, geographer, meteorologist, climatologist
Award received 2
Vega Medal, Murchison Award
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Employer 1
University of East Anglia
Given name 1
Hubert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
WikiProject Climate change
Parent of 1
Horace Lamb
Place of birth 1
Bedford
Place of death 1
Norfolk
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Hubert Lamb was born on September 22, 1913[1], in Bedford[2]. He died on June 28, 1997[3], in Norfolk[4]. He worked as a historian[5], meteorologist[6], climatologist[7], geographer[8], and environmental scientist[9].

FAQs

Where was Hubert Lamb born?

Hubert Lamb was born in Bedford[2].

Where did Hubert Lamb die?

Hubert Lamb died in Norfolk[4].

Who were Hubert Lamb's parents?

Hubert Lamb's father was Ernest Horace Lamb[10].

What did Hubert Lamb do for work?

Hubert Lamb worked as a historian[5], meteorologist[6], climatologist[7], geographer[8], and environmental scientist[9].

What awards did Hubert Lamb receive?

Honors received include Vega Medal[17] and Murchison Award[18].

Related Entities

climatology meteorology United Kingdom

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . portal.uea.ac.uk. portal.uea.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #60914: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Bedford
    Employer → University of East Anglia
    Archives at → University of East Anglia Archives
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
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    "Created claim: SBN author ID: BVEV080101, batch #289737"
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