Adolf Wichard Firedrich SprungAdolf Wichard Friedrich Sprung (5 June 1848 - 16 January 1909) was a meteorologist of German descent. In contrast to prior studies that were primarily descriptive, he sought linkages to underlying physical processes and observable meteorological measrements in his seminal textbook on theoretical meteorology, Lehrbuch der Meteorologie, which was published in 1885. Read More Read Less