Herbert Saffir
American scientist
Died when: 90 years 237 days (1087 months)Star Sign: Aries
Herbert Seymour Saffir (29 March 1917 – 21 November 2007) (/ˈsæfər/) was an American civil engineer who co-developed (with meteorologist Robert Simpson) the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale for measuring the intensity of hurricanes.
As recently as 2005 Saffir was the principal of Saffir Engineering in Coral Gables, Florida.He also published articles on designing buildings for high wind resistance.
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