hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn fɹˈæŋkfɜːt, dʒˈɜːməni, fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪks ænd dˈaɪd dᵻsˈɛmbɚ sˈɪks, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ɪn dʒənˈiːvə, swˈɪtsɚlənd wˌaɪl ɐtˈɛndɪŋ ɐ mˈiːɾɪŋ ʌvðə wˈɜːld mˌiːɾɪˌoːɹəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən.
He was born in Frankfurt, Germany, February 9, 1906 and died December 6, 1985 in Geneva, Switzerland while attending a meeting of the World Meteorological Organization.