It was named for Professor Wladimir Köppen, a noted meteorologist and climatologist, who had recommended the establishment of a high level observatory near the base.
Köppen's grandfather belonged to the cohort of German physicians that were invited to Russia by empress Catherine II to improve sanitation in the provinces, and later became a personal physician to the tsar.
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He was a strong advocate for the use of Esperanto in the cause of world peace, translating several of his publications into Esperanto.
Köppen climate classification | Köppen | Wladimir Klitschko | Wladimir Vogel | Wladimir Köppen | Wladimir Besnard | Sandra Köppen | Köppen ''Aw'' |