José Carlos Millás

José Carlos Millás
Born (1889-01-22)January 22, 1889
Havana, Cuba
Died November 28, 1965(1965-11-28) (aged 76)
Miami, Florida
Nationality Cuban
Fields Meteorology
Institutions National Observatory of Cuba
University of Miami
Alma mater University of Chicago
University of Havana
Notable awards National Order of Merit of Cuba
Order of the Aztec Eagle

José Carlos Millás (January 22, 1889 – November 28, 1965) was a Cuban meteorologist. He is known for his research on past Atlantic hurricane seasons, and has been called one of the "fathers of tropical meteorology".[1]

Born in Havana, Cuba, Millás graduated as a civil engineer from the University of Havana. He then took post-graduate courses at the University of Chicago. In 1913 he was appointed Assistant Director of the National Observatory of Cuba, becoming the institute's director in 1921. In the 1930s, before radar and refined hurricane-tracking equipment was available, Millás collaborated with R. W. Gray and Grady Norton of the Weather Bureau to plot the course of tropical cyclones.

Millás remained in that position at the National Observatory until 1961, when the Cuban Revolution forced him to emigrate to the United States. He became an assistant professor at the University of Miami and conducted research for the Weather Bureau until his death in 1965.

Millás was decorated with the National Order of Merit of Cuba and the Order of the Aztec Eagle.

Selected publications

References

  1. ↑ Volker, Al (February 11, 1969), "Hurricanes, 1492-1800", The Miami News

Further reading

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 29, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.