List of oceanographers

This list of oceanographers is presented in English alphabetical transliteration order (by surnames).

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Contents

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

• See also

A

• Carin Ashjian (US, born 1960)
• James Percy Ault (US, 1881–1929)
• Alice Alldredge (US, born 1949)
• Lihini Aluwihare
• Henryk Arctowski (Poland, 1871–1958)
• Giuseppina Aliverti (Italy, 1894–1982)
• Mark R. Abbott (US)
• Shahid Ashraf (Pakistani, born 1947)
• E. Virginia Armbrust (US)
• Susan Avery (US, born 1950)
• Susana Agustí (Spain)

B

• Wladimir Besnard (France, 1890–1960)
• Anton Frederik Bruun (1901–1961)
• Karin Bryan (New Zealand)
• Karl Banse (US)
• Henry Bryant Bigelow (US, 1879–1967)
• Thomas A. Budd (US, 1818–1862)
• Robert Beardsley (US, born 1942)
• María Teresa López Boegeholz (Chile, 1927–2006)
• John Russell Bartlett (US, 1843–1904)
• Paula Bontempi (US)
• Robert Ballard (US, born 1942)
• Nils Bang (South Africa, 1941–1977)
• Deborah Bronk (US)
• Wolfgang H. Berger (US/Germany, 1937–2017)
• Ken Buesseler (US, born 1959)
• Kirk Bryan (US, born 1929)
• Charles-François Beautemps-Beaupré (France, 1766–1854)
• Claudia Benitez-Nelson (US)
• Brian B. Brown (US, born 1964)
• Helen Bostock (Australia, born 1977)
• Richard E. Byrd (US, 1888–1957)
• Jacques Bourcart (France, 1891–1965)
• Willard Bascom (US, 1916–2000)
• Katherine Barbeau
• S. Suresh Babu (India, born 1976)
• Silas Bent (US, 1820–1887)
• Alexander Buchan (Scotland, 1829–1907)
• Ramón Bravo (1925–1998)
• Amy Bower (US)
• Lisa Beal (US)
• Wallace Smith Broecker (US, 1931–2019)
• Matilene Berryman (US, 1920–2003)
• Harry Bryden (US, born 1946)
• Heinrich Georg von Boguslawski (Germany, 1827–1884)
• Thomas S. Bianchi (US, born 1956)
• William Speirs Bruce (Scotland, 1867–1921)
• Leonid Brekhovskikh (Russia/Soviet Union, 1917–2005)

C

• Maria Bianca Cita (Italy, born 1924)
• Craig A. Carlson (US, born 1963)
• Katherine Richardson Christensen (born 1954)
• James Churgin (US, born 1928)
• Josefina Castellví (Spain, born 1935)
• Eddy Carmack (Canada, born 1943)
• Elizabeth Canuel
• Anela Choy (US)
• Rafael Antonio Curra
• Kathleen Crane (US, born 1951)
• Mike Coffin (US, born 1955)
• Roger Charlier (1921–2018)
• Zanna Chase (Australia)
• Sallie W. Chisholm (US, born 1947)
• Anita Conti (France, 1899–1997)
• Fabien Cousteau (France, born 1967)
• Ronald Ian Currie (Scotland, 1928–1996)
• Anny Cazenave (France, born 1944)
• Maureen Conte
• Charles Shipley Cox (US, 1922–2015)
• Jacques Cousteau (France, 1910–1997)
• Robert Corell (US, born 1934)
• Townsend Cromwell (US, 1922–1958)
• Rosalind Coggon
• William Curry (US)
• David Edgar Cartwright (Britain, 1926–2015)
• Philippe Cousteau (France, 1940–1979)
• David Cromwell (Scotland, born 1962)
• Claudia Cenedese (born 1971)
• Jeff Chanton (US)
• John A. Church (Australia, born 1951)

D

• Ellen R.M. Druffel (US, born 1953)
• Sonya Dyhrman (US, born 1972)
• Shankar Doraiswamy (India, born 1964)
• Robert S. Dietz (US, 1914–1995)
• Tom Denniss (Australia, born 1961)
• Bernard Delemotte (France)
• Paul K. Dayton (US, born 1941)
• Philippe Diolé (France, 1908–1977)
• Albert Defant (Austria, 1884–1974)
• Louis Dangeard (France, 1898–1987)
• Arthur Thomas Doodson (Britain, 1890–1968)
• Günter Dietrich (Germany, 1911–1972)
• Karen Von Damm (US, 1955–2008)
• Margaret Delaney
• Scott Doney (US)
• Jody Deming (US, born 1952)
• Henry Newton Dickson (Scotland, 1866–1922)

E

• John Englander (US)
• Curtis Ebbesmeyer (US, born 1943)
• Vagn Walfrid Ekman (Sweden, 1874–1954)
• Kenneth O. Emery (US, 1914–1998)
• Matthew England (Australia, born 1966)
• John M. Edmond (Scotland, 1943–2001)
• Marta Estrada (Spain, born 1946)
• Ernst Ehrenbaum (Germany, 1861–1942)
• Jean-Louis Étienne (France, born 1946)
• Arthur Earland (Britain, 1866–1958)
• Sylvia Earle (US, born 1935)

F

• Kelly Falkner (US, born 1960)
• Philip Froelich (US)
• Richard Feely (US)
• Evan Forde (US, born 1952)
• Michael Fasham (Britain, 1942–2008)
• Ernst Føyn (Norway, 1904–1984)
• Gene Carl Feldman (US)
• Louis Fortier (Canada, 1953–2020)
• Arne Foldvik (Norway, born 1930)
• Rana Fine (US, born 1944)
• Sarah Fawcett (South Africa)
• Lucyna Mirosława Falkowska (Poland, 1951–2021)
• Jonas Fjeldstad (Norway, 1894–1985)
• Marie Poland Fish (US, 1900–1989)
• Léopold de Folin (France, 1817–1896)
• Michael Freilich (US, 1954–2020)
• Michèle Marie Fieux (France, born 1940)

G

• Yakov Gakkel (Russia, 1901–1965)
• Ken George (Britain, born 1947)
• David McNiven Garner (1928–2016)
• Kristina Gjerde
• Jean-Pierre Gattuso (France, born 1958)
• Timothy Gallaudet (US, born 1967)
• Janet Grieve
• Shari Gallop (New Zealand)
• Adrian Gill (Australia, 1937–1986)
• María de los Ángeles Alvariño González (Spain, 1916–2005)
• Kirstyn Goodger (New Zealand, born 1991)
• Alexander Gorodnitsky (Soviet Union, born 1933)
• Ann Gargett (Canada)
• Robert Gagosian (US, born 1944)
• Christopher German (US)
• Roman Glazman (US, 1948–2006)
• David Gruber (US)
• Helga Gomes (India)
• Hamed Gohar (1907–1992)
• Robert R. L. Guillard (US, 1921–2016)
• Christopher Garrett (Britain, born 1943)
• Sulochana Gadgil (India, born 1944)
• J. Frederick Grassle (US, 1939–2018)
• Sarah Gille
• Joaquim Goes (India)

H

• Karen Heywood (Britain)
• Hava Hornung (1929–2012)
• Bjørn Helland-Hansen (Norway, 1877–1957)
• Bruce C. Heezen (US, 1924–1977)
• Tessa M. Hill (US)
• David Ho (US)
• Gotthilf Hempel (Germany, born 1929)
• Arlo Hemphill (US, born 1971)
• Nicholas H. Heck (US, 1882–1953)
• William Abbott Herdman (Scotland, 1858–1924)
• Timothy D. Herbert (US)
• Sara Harris (Canada, born 1969)
• Peter M. Haugan (Norway, born 1958)
• Julie Huber (US)
• Archibald Gowanlock Huntsman (Canada, 1883–1973)
• Kenneth Hsu (China, born 1929)
• Karl Helfrich (US)
• Klaus Hasselmann (Germany, born 1931)
• John Hunt (US, 1918–2005)
• Roberta Hamme (Canada)
• Barbara Hickey (Canada)
• Johan Hjort (Norway, 1869–1948)
• Hilairy Hartnett
• Ron Heath (New Zealand, born 1944)
• Susan Humphris (Britain)
• Eileen Hofmann

I

• Anitra Ingalls (US)
• Shizuo Ishiguro (Japan, 1920–2007)
• Ian Irvine (Australia, born 1950)
• Douglas Inman (US, 1920–2016)
• Walter C. Pitman III (US, 1931–2019)
• John Dove Isaacs (US, 1913–1980)

J

• Samantha Joye (US, born 1965)
• Nils Jerlov (Sweden, 1909–1990)
• Ashanti Johnson (US)
• Richard W. Johnson (US, 1929–2016)
• W. W. Behrens Jr. (US, 1922–1986)
• Catherine Jeandel (France, born 1957)
• Stacy Jupiter (US, born 1975)
• August von Jilek (Austria, 1819–1898)
• Martin W. Johnson (US, 1893–1984)
• James Johnstone (Scotland, 1870–1932)

K

• Ellen S. Kappel (US)
• Charles David Keeling (US, 1928–2005)
• Otto Krümmel (Germany, 1854–1912)
• Björn Kjerfve (Sweden, born 1944)
• Alexander Kuchin (Russia, born 1888)
• Deborah Kelley (US, born 1958)
• Thor Kvinge (Norway, born 1929)
• Nikolai Knipovich (Soviet Union, 1862–1939)
• Miriam Kastner (US, born 1935)
• Emily Klein
• Elizabeth Kujawinski (US)
• Brenda Konar (US)
• Stanislav Kurilov (Canada/Russia, 1936–1998)
• John A. Knauss (US, 1925–2015)
• David Karl (US, born 1950)

L

• Sonya Legg
• Margaret Leinen (US, born 1946)
• Eugenie Lisitzin (1905–1989)
• Lisa Levin (US)
• Evelyn Lessard (US)
• Karin Lochte (Germany, born 1952)
• Mojib Latif (Germany/Pakistani, born 1954)
• Lucien Laubier (France, 1936–2008)
• Louis Legendre (Canada, born 1945)
• Alan Longhurst (Canada/Britain, 1925–2023)
• Susan Lozier (US)
• Cindy Lee (US)
• Jean Lynch-Stieglitz
• Kelsey Leonard
• William Li (Canada, born 1952)
• Johann Lutjeharms (South Africa, 1944–2011)
• Anthony Seymour Laughton (Britain, 1927–2019)
• Richard A. Lutz (US, born 1949)
• Rob Lewis (Australia)
• Bruce P. Luyendyk (US, born 1943)
• Cornelia Lüdecke (Germany, born 1954)

M

• Catalina Martinez (US)
• Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1848–1922)
• John Martin (US, 1935–1993)
• K. Megan McArthur (US, born 1971)
• Nancy Marcus (US, 1950–2018)
• Kate Moran
• Timothy McGee (US, born 1955)
• Sheina Marshall (Britain, 1896–1977)
• Martin Mork (Norway, 1933–2017)
• Silvia Maciá (US, born 1972)
• George Murray (Scotland, 1858–1911)
• Tad Murty (Canada/India, born 1938)
• Alfred Merz (Austria, 1880–1925)
• José Hipólito Monteiro
• Anita McConnell (Britain, 1936–2016)
• Jennifer Mackinnon (US, born 1973)
• Håkon Mosby (Norway, 1903–1989)
• John Marshall (Britain)
• Harry A. Marmer (US, 1885–1953)
• Ian MacDonald (US)
• Roberta Marinelli (US)
• Carrie Manfrino (US)
• Fiona McLaughlin (Canada)
• Ron G. Mason (Britain, 1916–2009)
• Margaret Mulholland
• Benjamin Van Mooy (US)
• Ramon Margalef (Spain, 1919–2004)
• Jacqueline McGlade (Britain, born 1955)
• Henry Mitchell (US, 1830–1902)
• Charles J. Moore (US)
• Kenneth C. Macdonald (US, born 1947)
• Jean-Louis Michel (France, born 1945)
• John Murray (Scotland, 1841–1914)
• Henry William Menard (US, 1920–1986)
• David Marshall (Britain, born 1968)
• Walter Munk (US, 1917–2019)
• Wiesław Masłowski (US/Poland)
• David Mearns (US)
• Katrin Meissner (Australia/Germany)
• Jochem Marotzke (Germany, born 1959)
• Jessica Meeuwig (Australia)
• Homer A. McCrerey (US, 1919–1999)
• Matthew Fontaine Maury (US, 1806–1873)
• Susanne Menden-Deuer
• Lorenz Magaard (US/Germany, 1934–2020)
• Oleg Mamayev (Soviet Union, 1925–1994)
• Marcia McNutt (US, born 1952)
• Parker MacCready (US)
• James C. McWilliams (US)
• Cecilie Mauritzen (Norway, born 1961)
• Nils-Axel Mörner (Sweden, born 1938)
• Trevor McDougall (Australia, born 1952)
• Jack Moyer (US, 1929–2004)
• Larry Mayer (US)
• Luigi Ferdinando Marsili (Italy, 1658–1730)
• John E. McCosker (US)
• Peter B. de Menocal (US)

N

• Shailesh Nayak (India, born 1953)
• Pearn P. Niiler (US, 1937–2010)
• Doron Nof (US, born 1944)
• Georg von Neumayer (Australia, 1826–1909)
• John Elliott Nafe (US, 1914–1996)

O

• Delia Oppo (US)
• Mark Ohman (US)
• James O'Brien (US, 1935–2016)
• Andrew Picken Orr (Britain, 1875–1961)

P

• Johann Siegmund Popowitsch (Austria, 1705–1774)
• N. Kesava Panikkar (India, 1913–1977)
• Carlos I of Portugal (1863–1908)
• Prem Chand Pandey (India, born 1945)
• Mary Jane Perry (US)
• Owen Martin Phillips (US, 1930–2010)
• Albert Eide Parr (US, 1900–1991)
• Trevor Platt (Canada/Britain, 1942–2020)
• June Pattullo (US, 1921–1972)
• Joseph Pedlosky (US, born 1938)
• Timothy R. Parsons (Canada, 1932–2022)
• Lloyd Peck (Britain)
• G. Michael Purdy (Britain)
• Adina Paytan
• Hans Pettersson (Sweden, 1888–1966)
• Nadia Pinardi (Italy, born 1956)
• Aditi Pant (India, born 1943)
• Lawrence R. Pomeroy (US, 1925–2020)

Q

• Jimena Quirós (Spain, 1899–1983)
• Syed Zahoor Qasim (India, 1926–2015)
• Detlef Quadfasel (Germany)

R

• Douglas ReVelle (US, 1945–2010)
• Christina Riesselman (US)
• Alfred C. Redfield (US, 1890–1983)
• Clare Reimers
• Gordon Arthur Riley (US, 1911–1985)
• Joellen Louise Russell (US, born 1970)
• John Francis Ropek (US, 1917–2009)
• Stefan Rahmstorf (Germany, born 1960)
• Ana Ravelo (US)
• Collin Roesler (US)
• Vladimir Ryabinin (Russia, born 1956)
• Peter A. Rona (US, 1934–2014)
• Sonia Ribes-Beaudemoulin (France, born 1953)
• Joseph L. Reid (US, 1923–2015)
• Callum Roberts (Britain)
• Moninya Roughan (Australia)
• Carl-Gustaf Rossby (US, 1898–1957)
• Dean Roemmich (US)
• Jules Richard (France, 1863–1945)
• Monika Rhein (Germany)
• Roger Revelle (US, 1909–1991)
• Rengaswamy Ramesh (India, born 1956)
• Paola Malanotte Rizzoli

S

• James Syvitski (US)
• Phyllis Stabeno
• Henry Stommel (US, 1920–1992)
• Paul Scully-Power (Australia, born 1944)
• Curtis A. Suttle (Canada)
• Mary Sears (US, 1905–1997)
• Deborah Steinberg (US)
• Anatoly Sagalevich (Russia/Soviet Union, born 1938)
• Gregory S. Stone (US, born 1957)
• William Sager (US, born 1954)
• Vasily Vladimirovich Shuleikin (Russia/Soviet Union, 1895–1979)
• Rick Spinrad (US)
• Harald Sverdrup (Norway, 1888–1957)
• Caroline M. Solomon (US)
• Johan Sandström (Sweden, 1874–1947)
• Yuly Shokalsky (Russia/Soviet Union, 1856–1940)
• F.G. Walton Smith (US, 1909–1989)
• Heidi Sosik (US)
• Wen Shengchang (China, 1921–2022)
• Athelstan Spilhaus (US, 1911–1998)
• Fred Spiess (US, 1919–2006)
• Odd Henrik Sælen (Norway, 1920–2008)
• Kathleen Stafford (US)
• Gerold Siedler (Germany, born 1933)
• Natacha Aguilar de Soto (Spain)
• John Steele (Scotland, 1926–2013)
• Janet Sprintall (US)
• Frank E. Snodgrass (US, 1920–1985)
• Vladimir Shtokman (Soviet Union, 1909–1968)
• Charles Dwight Sigsbee (US, 1845–1923)
• Katharine Jefferts Schori (US, born 1954)
• Sybil P. Seitzinger (US)
• Mary Wilcox Silver (US)
• Pyotr Shirshov (Soviet Union, 1905–1953)

T

• Stephen Thorpe (Britain)
• David Titley (US, born 1958)
• LuAnne Thompson (US)
• Lynne Talley (US, born 1954)
• Anitra Thorhaug (US)
• Mary-Louise Timmermans
• Robert Thunell (US, 1951–2018)
• Marie Tharp (US, 1920–2006)
• Marta Torres
• Thomas Gordon Thompson (US, 1888–1961)
• Robert K. Trench (US, born 1940)
• Hendrik Tolman (Netherlands, born 1961)
• David Thornalley (Britain, born 1982)
• Zera Luther Tanner (US, 1835–1906)

U

• Caroline C. Ummenhofer (Germany)

V

• Victor Vacquier (US, 1907–2009)
• Allyn Vine (US)
• Gilbert L. Voss (US, 1918–1989)
• P. N. Vinayachandran (India, born 1964)
• Usha Varanasi (US)

W

• Kenneth M. Watson (US, 1921–2023)
• Jan Erik Weber (Norway, born 1944)
• Andy Watson (Britain, born 1952)
• Susan Wijffels (Australia, born 1965)
• Karen Wishner (US)
• Thomas Westbrook Waldron (US, 1814–1844)
• Georg Wüst (Germany, 1890–1977)
• Bess Ward
• Lucy R. Wyatt (Britain)
• Klaus Wyrtki (US, 1925–2013)
• Angelicque White (US)
• John Francon Williams (Britain, 1854–1911)
• Don Walsh (US, born 1931)
• Charles Wilkes (US, 1798–1877)
• Josh Willis (US)
• Dawn Wright (US, born 1961)
• Patricia A. Wheeler (US, born 1949)
• Warren White (US)
• Carl Wunsch (US, born 1941)
• Richard Russell Waldron (US, 1803–1846)
• Anya Waite (Canada)
• Anna Wåhlin (Sweden, born 1970)
• Edith Widder (US, born 1951)
• John Woods (Britain, born 1939)
• Jonathan White (US)
• Val Worthington (Britain, 1920–1995)
• Philip Woodworth (Britain)
• Vladimir Wiese (Russia/Soviet Union, 1886–1954)
• Sydney Oskar Wigen (Canada, 1923–2000)
• Rebecca Woodgate
• Alexandra Worden (US, born 1970)

X

• Shang-Ping Xie

Y

• Lisan Yu

Z

• Nikolay Nikolaevich Zubov (Russia, 1885–1960)
• Mira Zore-Armanda (1930–2012)