Alexander Buchan (meteorologist)

Alexander Buchan
Born(1829-04-11)11 April 1829
Kinnesswood, Scotland
Died13 May 1907(1907-05-13) (aged 78)
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityScottish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh

Alexander Buchan FRS FRSE (11 April 1829 – 13 May 1907) was a Scottish meteorologist, oceanographer and botanist and is credited with establishing the weather map as the basis of modern weather forecasting. He also proposed the theory of Buchan Spells.

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