Holford, Ingrid (1920–)
Holford, Ingrid (1920–)
English meteorologist, writer and teacher. Born Ingrid Bianchi, Jan 10, 1920; University College, London, BS in economics, 1941; m. Garth Holford (yacht racer), 1948; children.
During WWII, worked as an officer-weather forecaster for Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1942–46); presented talks on BBC Radio; was a Royal Meteorological Society fellow for almost 50 years and council member for 3; wrote books and articles on the weather for the general public, including Interpreting the Weather (1973), The Yachtsman's Weather Guide (1979), The Air Pilot's Weather Guide (1988), British Weather Disasters (1976), and The Guinness Book of Weather Facts and Feats (1977).
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