Vit Klemes
Vit Klemes (born Vít Klemeš; 30 April 1932,
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Klemes received a Civil Engineering degree (Ing) from the
Following the Soviet-led invasion of
During his career Klemes has authored about 150 scientific and technical publications, lectured extensively on all five continents, was visiting professor at the California Institute of Technology (
In 1987, he was elected President of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) and his work has been recognized by a number of awards; among other, he received a Gold Medal from the Slovak Academy of Sciences (1993), the International Hydrology Prize from the IAHS (1994), the Ray K. Linsley Award from the American Institute of Hydrology (1995) and the Ven Te Chow Award from the American Society of Civil Engineering (1998)
Publications
- Common Sense and other Heresies - Selected Papers on Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering by Vít Klemeš, ed. by C. David Sellars (2000)
- An Imperfect Fit - Advanced democracy and human nature by Vit Klemes (2004)
References
- Šútor, J. (2002): Anniversary of Vít Klemeš. J. Hydrol. Hydromech., Vol. 50, No. 1, 67-70.
- Svoboda, A. (2007): Again an anniversary of Vít Klemeš. J. Hydrol. Hydromech., Vol. 55, No. 2, 142-144.
- Notice of Vít Klemeš' death
- Koutsoyiannis, D. (2011): Vít Klemeš (1932–2010). The Reference Frame, recollection
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