Paul J. Crutzen
Dutch climatologist (1933–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paul Jozef Crutzen (Dutch pronunciation: [pʌul ˈjoːzəf ˈkrʏtsə(n)]; 3 December 1933 – 28 January 2021)[2][3] was a Dutch meteorologist and atmospheric chemist.[4][5][6] He and Mario Molina and Frank Sherwood Rowland were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995 for their work on atmospheric chemistry and specifically for his efforts in studying the formation and decomposition of atmospheric ozone. In addition to studying the ozone layer and climate change, he popularized the term Anthropocene to describe a proposed new epoch in the Quaternary period when human actions have a drastic effect on the Earth. He was also amongst the first few scientists to introduce the idea of a nuclear winter to describe the potential climatic effects stemming from large-scale atmospheric pollution including smoke from forest fires, industrial exhausts, and other sources like oil fires.
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Born | Paul Jozef Crutzen (1933-12-03)3 December 1933 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Died | 28 January 2021(2021-01-28) (aged 87) Mainz, Germany |
Alma mater | University of Stockholm |
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Thesis | Determination of parameters appearing in the "dry" and the "wet" photochemical theories for ozone in the stratosphere. (1968) |
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Website | www |
He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and an elected foreign member of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom.[7]