Background
Flohn, Hermann Gerhard was born on February 19, 1912 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Son of Jakob and Amalie (Bürckhard) Flohn.
Flohn, Hermann Gerhard was born on February 19, 1912 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Son of Jakob and Amalie (Bürckhard) Flohn.
D Natural Sciences, J.W. Goethe U., Frankfurt, 1934; D Habilitation, U. Würzburg (Germany), 1941.
Meteorologist, German Weather Svc., Berlin and Potsdam, 1935-1945; meteorologist, German Weather Svc., Kissingen, 1946-1951; director research, German Weather Svc., Kissingen and Offenbach, 1952-1961; associate professor meteorology, U. Würzburg, 1953-1961; professor meteorology, director university meteorological institute, U. Bonn, Federal Republic Germany, 1961-1977, emeritus, since 1977.
Member German Academy Naturalists (Halle-Saale) (senator 1976-1985, Cothenius medal 1985), Bavarian Academy Sciences (correspondent), Rhenish-Westph. Academy Sciences, Kon. Academy Wetenschappen, Letteren an Schone Kunsten (Brussels)(foreign).
Married Elisabeth Hobe, 1937. L child, Ingrid Flohn Thiele.