Robert Simpson (meteorologist)

Robert Homer Simpson (November 19, 1912 – December 18, 2014) was an American meteorologist, hurricane specialist, first director of the National Hurricane Research Project (NHRP) from 1955–1959, and a former director (1967–1974) of the National Hurricane Center (NHC). He was the co-developer of the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale with Herbert Saffir. His wife was Joanne Simpson.

Simpson died in Washington, D.C. at the age of 102.

References

Other websites
 An Interview with Dr. Robert Simpson  - The Mariners Weather Log, April 1999
 An interview of Dr. Simpson by Ed Zipser 

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