Alfred Merz
Alfred Merz (24 January 1880 – 16 August 1925) 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.
Alfred Merz | |
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| Born | 24 January 1880 Perchtoldsdorf, Lower Austria, Austria |
| Died | 16 August 1925 (aged 45) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geography, oceanography |
| Institutions | Institute of Marine Science, Berlin |
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