page_title: George Aubourne Clarke
hierarchical_section_title: George Aubourne Clarke
caption_attribution_description: Creator: Elsie H. Anderson Date: 1918 Format: Photograph; bromide print Material: Paper Collection: The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the National Media Museum Inventory no: 2003-5001/2/22862 Blog post: Snappy 5th birthday Flickr Commons G. Auborne Clarke worked at Aberdeen Observatory and was known for his photographs of weather conditions.
context_page_description: George Aubourne Clarke FRPS FRMetS was a Scottish meteorologist, best known for his photographs of cloud types.
  From 1903 to 1943, he was the metereological observer at the Cromwell Tower Observatory at the University of Aberdeen. While there he made photographs of clouds, which were published in a book that became the standard reference for metereologists and the military.
  He was awarded the first Hood medal from the Royal Photographic Society in 1933 for his work as a photographer.
  He retired in 1947 and died two years later, aged 69.
context_section_description: George Aubourne Clarke FRPS FRMetS (1879 – 13 February 1949) was a Scottish meteorologist, best known for his photographs of cloud types.
  From 1903 to 1943, he was the metereological observer at the Cromwell Tower Observatory at the University of Aberdeen. While there he made photographs of clouds, which were published in a book that became the standard reference for metereologists and the military.
  He was awarded the first Hood medal from the Royal Photographic Society in 1933 for his work as a photographer.
  He retired in 1947 and died two years later, aged 69.
caption: George Auborne Clarke by Elsie H. Anderson
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