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Sir David Brunt, KBE, FRS (17 June 1886 – 5 February 1965) was a Welsh meteorologist. He was Professor of Meteorology at Imperial College, London from 1934 to 1952. He was Vice-President of the Royal Society from 1949 to 1957. The Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica is named after him. Between 1936 and 1939 he contributed to a theoretical understanding of fog dispersal, information used in the development of the FIDO fog dispersal system. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1949 and appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1959.

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  • David Brunt KBE (* 17. Juni 1886 in , Wales; † 5. Februar 1965) war ein britischer Meteorologe. Brunt war der Sohn eines Bergarbeiters im Kohlenbergbau im Bezirk Monmouthshire in Wales. Brunt studierte ab 1904 Mathematik, Physik und Chemie am University College of Wales in Aberystwyth mit dem Bachelor-Abschluss in Mathematik 1907 und an der Universität Cambridge (Trinity College). Danach war er ein Jahr Lecturer in Mathematik an der University of Birmingham und zwei Jahre am Monmouthshire Training College in Caerleon. Im Ersten Weltkrieg war er ab 1916 Meteorologe bei den Royal Engineers und später bei der Luftwaffe. Nach Kriegsende war er im Meteorological Office. Auf Einladung von Napier Shaw wurde er in Teilzeit Professor am Imperial College London, an dem er nach der Emeritierung von Napier Shaw von 1934 bis 1952 Professor für Meteorologie war. Das war die erste Vollzeit-Professur für Meteorologie in Großbritannien. Unabhängig von Vilho Väisälä entdeckte er die Brunt-Väisälä-Frequenz. In den 1930er Jahren forschte er über künstliche Auflösung von Nebel, was Grundlage des Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation (FIDO) für Flugplätze im Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde. 1939 wurde er Fellow der Royal Society, deren Royal Medal er 1944 erhielt. Von 1948 bis 1957 war er Sekretär und von 1949 bis 1947 war er Vizepräsident der Royal Society. Von 1942 bis 1944 war er Präsident der Royal Meteorological Society, deren Buchan Prize und Symons Gold Medal er erhielt. Von 1945 bis 1947 war er Präsident der . 1949 wurde er Knight Bachelor und 1959 Knight Commander (KBE) des Order of the British Empire. Das Brunt-Schelfeis in der Antarktis ist ihm zu Ehren benannt. (de)
  • Sir David Brunt, KBE, FRS (17 June 1886 – 5 February 1965) was a Welsh meteorologist. He was Professor of Meteorology at Imperial College, London from 1934 to 1952. He was Vice-President of the Royal Society from 1949 to 1957. The Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica is named after him. He was born in Staylittle, Montgomeryshire, Wales, the youngest of the nine children of farmworker John Brunt. His father moved the family to the mining district In Monmouthshire to work as a coal miner. David attended the local Abertillery School from 1899 to 1904. In 1904 he secured a scholarship to enter the University College of Wales at Aberystwyth, where he studied mathematics, physics and chemistry, gaining a first class honours degree in mathematics in 1907. He then went to Trinity College, Cambridge and in 1909 was elected to the Isaac Newton studentship at the National Solar Physics Observatory. After leaving Cambridge he spent a year as a lecturer in mathematics at the University of Birmingham and two years in a similar post at the Monmouthshire Training College, Caerleon. In 1916 he enlisted in the Royal Engineers (meteorological section) and during the war years did important work related to atmospherical conditions at low levels in chemical warfare. He later became meteorologist to the Air Force. After demobilisation he joined the Meteorological Office which in 1921 became the Air Ministry. He continued his personal research and accepted Sir Napier Shaw's invitation to join him as part-time professor of meteorology at the Imperial College, London. After the retirement of Sir Napier Shaw, Brunt became the first full-time professor of meteorology in Britain, holding the chair from 1934 to 1952. Two years later was elected a Fellow of the college. He independently co-discovered the Brunt–Väisälä frequency. Between 1936 and 1939 he contributed to a theoretical understanding of fog dispersal, information used in the development of the FIDO fog dispersal system. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1939 and was awarded their Royal Medal in 1944. He went on to serve as their secretary from 1948 to 1957 and as their vice-president from 1949 to 1957. He served as President of the Royal Meteorological Society from 1942 to 1944 and received both their Buchan prize and their 1947 Symons Gold Medal. He was also president of the Physical Society from 1945 to 1947. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1949 and appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1959. (en)
  • David Brunt (17 de junio de 1886 – 5 de febrero de 1965) fue un meteorólogo galés.​ Fue profesor de meteorología en la Universidad Imperial de Londres de 1934 a 1952 y vicepresidente de la Sociedad Real de 1949 a 1957. La barrera de hielo Brunt Balda en la Antártida recibe ese nombre en su honor. (es)
  • David Brunt, KBE, FRS (17 juin 1886 - 5 février 1965), est un météorologue gallois. Il a été professeur de météorologie à l'Imperial College London de 1934 à 1952 et vice-président de la Royal Society de 1949 à 1957. La barrière de Brunt en Antarctique est nommée en son honneur et il est le co-découvreur de la fréquence de Brunt-Väisälä. (fr)
  • David Brunt KBE foi um meteorologista galês. (pt)
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  • David Brunt (17 de junio de 1886 – 5 de febrero de 1965) fue un meteorólogo galés.​ Fue profesor de meteorología en la Universidad Imperial de Londres de 1934 a 1952 y vicepresidente de la Sociedad Real de 1949 a 1957. La barrera de hielo Brunt Balda en la Antártida recibe ese nombre en su honor. (es)
  • David Brunt, KBE, FRS (17 juin 1886 - 5 février 1965), est un météorologue gallois. Il a été professeur de météorologie à l'Imperial College London de 1934 à 1952 et vice-président de la Royal Society de 1949 à 1957. La barrière de Brunt en Antarctique est nommée en son honneur et il est le co-découvreur de la fréquence de Brunt-Väisälä. (fr)
  • David Brunt KBE foi um meteorologista galês. (pt)
  • David Brunt KBE (* 17. Juni 1886 in , Wales; † 5. Februar 1965) war ein britischer Meteorologe. Brunt war der Sohn eines Bergarbeiters im Kohlenbergbau im Bezirk Monmouthshire in Wales. Brunt studierte ab 1904 Mathematik, Physik und Chemie am University College of Wales in Aberystwyth mit dem Bachelor-Abschluss in Mathematik 1907 und an der Universität Cambridge (Trinity College). Danach war er ein Jahr Lecturer in Mathematik an der University of Birmingham und zwei Jahre am Monmouthshire Training College in Caerleon. Im Ersten Weltkrieg war er ab 1916 Meteorologe bei den Royal Engineers und später bei der Luftwaffe. Nach Kriegsende war er im Meteorological Office. Auf Einladung von Napier Shaw wurde er in Teilzeit Professor am Imperial College London, an dem er nach der Emeritierung von N (de)
  • Sir David Brunt, KBE, FRS (17 June 1886 – 5 February 1965) was a Welsh meteorologist. He was Professor of Meteorology at Imperial College, London from 1934 to 1952. He was Vice-President of the Royal Society from 1949 to 1957. The Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica is named after him. Between 1936 and 1939 he contributed to a theoretical understanding of fog dispersal, information used in the development of the FIDO fog dispersal system. He was made a Knight Bachelor in 1949 and appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1959. (en)
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