Luke Howard

Luke Howard was a British manufacturing chemist and an amateur meteorologist with broad interests in science. His lasting contribution to science is a nomenclature system for clouds, which he proposed in an 1802 presentation to the Askesian Society.

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Who was born first?

• Luke Howard was born 1 year before Nathaniel Bowditch
• Luke Howard was born 1 year after Joseph Diez Gergonne
• Luke Howard was born 1 year before Friedrich Mohs
• Luke Howard was born 1 year before Thomas Brisbane
• Luke Howard was born 1 year before Frédéric Cuvier

Timeline

1. Joseph Diez GergonneJune 19, 1771 – May 4, 1859
2. Luke Howard (this page)November 28, 1772 – March 21, 1864
3. Frédéric CuvierJune 28, 1773 – July 24, 1838
4. Friedrich MohsJanuary 29, 1773 – September 29, 1839
5. Nathaniel BowditchMarch 26, 1773 – March 16, 1838
6. Thomas BrisbaneJuly 23, 1773 – January 27, 1860

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