Alfred Merz
Austrian geographer, oceanographer and director of the Institute of Marine Science in Berlin · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1880 to 1925 · aged 45
Alfred Merz was an Austrian geographer, oceanographer and director of the Institute of Marine Science in Berlin. He died of pneumonia in Buenos Aires while on an expedition to survey the South Atlantic and is buried in Perchtoldsdorf. Merz Peninsula is named after him.
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About this person
Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1880 to 1925 · aged 45