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Francis Napier Denison
Born19 April 1866 Edit this on Wikidata
Toronto Edit this on Wikidata
Died24 June 1946 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 80)
Victoria Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
  • Upper Canada College Edit this on Wikidata
Occupation
  • Weather forecaster
  • meteorologist Edit this on Wikidata

Francis "Frank" Napier Denison (cited as F. Napier Denison, 19 April 1866 – 24 June 1940) was a Canadian meteorologist, inventor, seismologist, and astronomer. In the early 20th century he was known to thousands of Victoria's inhabitants as "our weatherman".[1] His most noteworthy invention is perhaps the hydro-aerograph.[2]

  1. ^ "Francis Napier Denison by J. r. Mathieson". The Canadian Encyclopedia.
  2. ^ "The Hydro Aerograph". Engineering: 490–491. October 20, 1899.

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