Alfred C. Redfield
Alfred C. Redfield | |
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| Born | November 15, 1890 |
| Died | March 17, 1983 (aged 92) |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (BS, Ph.D) |
| Known for | Redfield ratio |
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| Children | 3, including Alfred G. Redfield |
| Awards | Alexander Agassiz Medal 1955 Eminent Ecologist Award 1966 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Oceanography |
Alfred Clarence Redfield (November 15, 1890 – March 17, 1983) was an American oceanographer known for having discovered the Redfield ratio, which describes the ratio between nutrients in plankton and ocean water. He was a professor of physiology at Harvard University and one of the original staff of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution upon its founding in 1930.