George Aubourne Clarke (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.

George Aubourne Clarke

He was awarded the first Hood medal from the Royal Photographic Society in 1933 for his work as a photographer.

George Aubourne Clarke

He retired in 1947 and died two years later, aged 69.

George Aubourne Clarke

Publications

Clouds; a Descriptive Illustrated Guide-book to the Observation and Classification of Clouds, with a preface by Sir Napier Shaw, Constable & Company, Ltd. (1920)

References

Scottish photographers

Scottish meteorologists

Academics of the University of Aberdeen

Fellows of the Royal Photographic Society

1879 births

1949 deaths