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Albrecht Penck

German geologist and geographer (1858-1945) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 86

Albrecht Penck was a German geographer and geologist and the father of Walther Penck.

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1945Died7 March 19451925Cothenius MedalAward1923Vega MedalAward1914Charles P. Daly MedalAwardFounder’s MedalAward1908Silliman Memorial LecturesAward1858Born25 September 1858

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Cothenius Medal1925
Vega Medal1923
Founder’s Medal1914
Charles P. Daly Medal1914
Silliman Memorial Lectures1908
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
Goethe Medal for Art and Science
Pour le Mérite

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Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1858 to 1945 · aged 86