José María Algué, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJosé María Algué
Spanish Roman Catholic priest and meteorologist
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Place of Birth: Manresa, Catalonia, Spain
About José María Algué
- José María Algué, SJ (29 December 1856 – 27 May 1930), was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest and meteorologist in the observatory of Manila.
- He invented the barocyclonometer, the nephoscope and a kind of microseismograph.
- The barocyclonometer was officially adopted by the US Navy and warships of the North Atlantic Squadron were equipped with them around 1914.
- Father Algué was an honorary member of the Royal Society of London and the Pontificia Accademia Romana.
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