Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Bernd Köppen Bernd is a Low German short form of the given name Bernhard (English Bernard). List of persons with given name Bernd The following people share the name Bernd. *Bernd Brückler (born 1981), Austrian hockey player *Bernd Cullmann (1939–2025), Ge ...

(1951–2014), German pianist and composer *

Carl Köppen Carl Köppen (23 August 1833 - 28 June 1907) was a German military advisor active in Japan at the start of the Meiji era. Biography A member of the Schaumburg-Lippe Jäger Battalion who rose rapidly through the ranks, Köppen was invited to teach ...

(1833-1907), German military advisor in

Meiji era The was an Japanese era name, era of History of Japan, Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feu ...

Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and radio editor *

Friedrich Köppen Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

(1775–1858), German philosopher *

Jan Köppen Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Num ...

(born 1983), German television presenter and DJ *

Jens Köppen Jens Köppen (born 6 January 1966 in Kyritz, East Germany) is a German rower, who competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo The Sportvereinigung Dynamo () (''Dynamo Sports Association'') was the Sports associations ...

(born 1966), German rower *

Karl Friedrich Köppen Karl Friedrich Köppen (26 April 1808 – 26 April 1863) was a German teacher and political journalist. He was one of the Young Hegelians. Life Köppen was born in a pastor's family in Nieder-Görne, a small municipality in the Altmark. He stud ...

(1808–1863), German teacher and political journalist *

Kerstin Köppen Kerstin Köppen (later Köppen-Kosbab now Holtmeyer, born 24 November 1967 in Rathenow, Bezirk Potsdam) is a German former rower and Olympic champion. She is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, winning in 1992 and 1996. In addition, she has also ...

(born 1967), German rower *

Peter von Köppen Peter von Köppen (February 19, 1793- May 23, 1864), was a Russian ethnographer, historian, statistician, and geographer of German heritage, academician of the (now Russian Academy of Sciences), holding the civil rank of Active State Councillor. ...

(1793-1864), Russian ethnographer, historian, statistician, and geographer of German heritage *

Wladimir Köppen Wladimir Petrovich Köppen ( ; ; , ; 25 September 1846 – 22 June 1940) was a Russian–German geographer, meteorologist, climatologist and botanist. After studies in St. Petersburg, he spent the bulk of his life and professional career in Germ ...

(1846–1940), German geographer, meteorologist, climatologist and botanist **

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

, developed by Wladimir Köppen

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