Alfred Merz
Austrian geographer and oceanographer (1880–1925)
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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.[1][2] Merz Peninsula is named after him.
Born24 January 1880
Perchtoldsdorf, Lower Austria, Austria
Died16 August 1925 (aged 45)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
AlmamaterUniversity of Vienna
FieldsGeography, oceanography
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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Literary works
- Hydrographische Untersuchungen im Golf von Triest, 1911
- Die Oberflächentemperatur der Gewässer, 1920
- Die atlantische Vertikalzirkulation, 1922-1933 (with Georg Wüst)
Other readings
- Writings about exploration with the German research vessel Meteor, completed by Albert Josef Maria Defant
