Tom Wigley

Climate scientist
Person human Q7818051

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
January 18, 1940
Place of birth
Adelaide
Country of citizenship
Australia[4]
Occupation
climatologist
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Family name
Wigley[17]
Given name
Tom[18]
Name in native language
Tom Michael Lampe Wigley[20]
Native language
English[5]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Climate change[21]
Writing language
English[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en T. M. L. Wigley en Tom Michael Lampe Wigley en Tom M. L. Wigley en Tom Wigley fa تام ویگلی ja トム・ウィグリー ru Том Уигли zh 湯姆·威格利
🔖 Identifiers · 27
VIAF cluster ID
102383399
Library of Congress authority ID
n88205656, n82019477
AE member ID
Wigley_Tom
BIBSYS ID
90114120
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
123090511
CONOR.SI ID
108090211
CiNii Research ID
1980586434767126553
Dimensions author ID
016171504677.21, 012531076414.97
Freebase ID
/m/05f9_87
Google Scholar author ID
CvJWwe0AAAAJ
INSPIRE-HEP author ID
T.M.L.Wigley.1
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IdRef ID
031972586
KBR person ID
14150201
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA01461122
NLA Trove people ID
1442908, 1012920
NUKAT ID
n96301118
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007389016705171, 987007274909605171
National Virtual Library of India ID
144263
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069303711
Parsifal cluster ID
875144
Prabook ID
3361753
RERO ID (legacy)
A003974669, A003974670
The Conversation author ID
60335
Wellcome Collection concept ID
euwy8xwc
ZbMATH author ID
wigley.t-m-l

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Doctoral student 2
Doctoral students 2
Employer 2
Academic degree 1
Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Given name 1
Tom
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Member of 1
Native language 1
Occupation 1
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Place of birth 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Tom Wigley was born in Adelaide[1]. He was born on January 18, 1940[2]. He worked as a climatologist[3].

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Career and Affiliations

Employers include University of Adelaide[6], a closed educational institution[23], in Australia[24], founded in 1874[25], headquartered in Mitchell Building[26]; University of East Anglia[7], a public research university[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1963[29], headquartered in Norwich[30]; and National Center for Atmospheric Research[8], a research institute[31], in United States[32], founded in 1960[33], headquartered in Mesa Laboratory[34]. Doctoral students include Benjamin D. Santer[13], a climatologist[35], b. 1955[36], of United States[37], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program[38], specialised in climatology[39]; Keith Briffa[14], a climatologist[40], 1952–2017[41], of United Kingdom[42]; and Timothy Osborn[15], a scientist[43], specialised in climatology[44].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Benjamin D. Santer[45], a climatologist[46], b. 1955[47], of United States[48], awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program[49], specialised in climatology[50] and Timothy Osborn[51], a scientist[52], specialised in climatology[53].

FAQs

Where was Tom Wigley born?

Born in Adelaide[1].

What did Tom Wigley do for work?

Tom Wigley worked as climatologist[3].

Where did Tom Wigley go to school?

Tom Wigley was educated at University of Adelaide[9].

What awards did Tom Wigley receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[10].

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  1. 9w ago · Zestmorse · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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