Geert Jan van Oldenborgh

Geert Jan van Oldenborgh
Geert Jan van Oldenborgh
Born	October 22, 1961 ; Rotterdam (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Died	October 12, 2021 (aged 59); Gouda (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Alma mater	Leiden University; Pearson College UWC; University of Amsterdam ;
Occupation	Climatologist; physicist ;
Employer	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (1990–1992); Paul Scherrer Institute (1992–1994); Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (1996–2021); University of Oxford (2019–2021) ;
Awards	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (2021); Time 100 (2021) ;

Geert Jan van Oldenborgh (22 October 1961 – 12 October 2021) was a Dutch climatologist and physicist. Through his career he studied climate modelling of adverse weather events and was known as a pioneer of attribution science, driving public awareness of how climate change is linked to extreme weather events. He was also the creator of a digital platform, Climate Explorer, an online meteorological data repository and platform for climate data analysis.

He was a recipient of the Order of the Netherlands Lion in 2021. He was also named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people of 2021.

Geert Jan van Oldenborgh
Born	October 22, 1961 Rotterdam (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Died	October 12, 2021 (aged 59) Gouda (Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Alma mater	Leiden University Pearson College UWC University of Amsterdam
Occupation	Climatologist physicist
Employer	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (1990–1992) Paul Scherrer Institute (1992–1994) Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (1996–2021) University of Oxford (2019–2021)
Awards	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (2021) Time 100 (2021)