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Herbert Saffir (born 29 March 1917 in New York City)(died 22 November 2007 in Miami, Florida), is the developer of the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, for measuring the intensity of hurricanes. As of 2005, Saffir was the principal of Saffir Engineering^[1] in Coral Gables, Florida. He has published articles on designing buildings for high wind resistance.^[2]

Saffir graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1940 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering.^[3] Saffir worked for Dade County, Florida beginning in 1947 as an assistant county engineer, and worked on updating the county building code. In 1969, while working on a study of windstorm damage on low-cost housing commissioned by the United Nations, Saffir developed a scale to measure the intensity of hurricanes. Robert Simpson, then-director of the National Hurricane Center, added information on the damage done by storm surge, resulting in the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.^[4]

Saffir survived the sinking of the SS Morro Castle ship on September 8, 1934, en route from Havana to New York when the ship caught fire and burned, killing a total of 137 passengers and crew members. He floated for nearly five hours before being rescued, according to his account related to friends.

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^ http://www.enr.construction.com/opinions/lettersUpdates/archives/051121.asp
^ Google Scholar search for H Saffir
^ http://www.alumni.gatech.edu/news/ttopics/win95/hallfame.html
^ http://www.novalynx.com/saffir-interview.html Q&A with Herbert Saffir - June 2001 interview from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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[1] ttp://www.enr.construction.com/opinions/lettersUpdates/archives/051121.asp

[2] Google Scholar search for H Saffir

[3] ttp://www.alumni.gatech.edu/news/ttopics/win95/hallfame.html

[4] ttp://www.novalynx.com/saffir-interview.html Q&A with Herbert Saffir - June 2001 interview from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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 Saffir graduated from the [[Georgia Institute of Technology]] in 1940 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering.<ref>http://www.alumni.gatech.edu/news/ttopics/win95/hallfame.html</ref> Saffir worked for [[Dade County, Florida]] beginning in 1947 as an assistant county engineer, and worked on updating the county [[building code]]. In 1969, while working on a study of windstorm damage on low-cost housing commissioned by the [[United Nations]], Saffir developed a scale to measure the intensity of hurricanes. [[Robert Simpson]], then-director of the [[National Hurricane Center]], added information on the damage done by storm surge, resulting in the [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale]].<ref>http://www.novalynx.com/saffir-interview.html Q&A with Herbert Saffir - June 2001 interview from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel</ref>
-Saffir survived the sinking of the [[Morro Castle]] ship on September 8, 1934, en route from Havana to New York when the ship caught fire and burned, killing a total of 137 passengers and crew members. He floated for nearly five hours before being rescued, according to his account related to friends.
+Saffir survived the sinking of the [[SS Morro Castle]] ship on September 8, 1934, en route from Havana to New York when the ship caught fire and burned, killing a total of 137 passengers and crew members. He floated for nearly five hours before being rescued, according to his account related to friends.
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