Ernst Krenkel
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Born
24 December [O.S. 11 December] 1903
Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel
24 December [O.S. 11 December] 1903
Died8 December 1971 (aged 67)
Occupation(s)Geographer, explorer
AwardsHero of the Soviet Union
Ernst Krenkel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel 24 December [O.S. 11 December] 1903 |
| Died | 8 December 1971 (aged 67) |
| Occupation(s) | Geographer, explorer |
| Awards | Hero of the Soviet Union |
Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel (Russian: Эрнст Теодо́рович Кре́нкель; 24 December [O.S. 11 December] 1903 in Białystok – 8 December 1971 in Moscow) was a Soviet Arctic explorer, radio operator, and doctor of geographical sciences (1938). He is best known as one of the four members of the North Pole-1 expedition, for which he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1938. Amateur radio callsigns: EU2EQ, U3AA, UA3AA, RAEM.[1]
- Ernst Krenkel. (1937). Four Russians at North Pole Get Together Once a Day. The Science News-Letter, 32(865), 300–300.
- Ernst Krenkel. (1937). Ice Floe of Polar Scientists No Longer Is Northernmost. The Science News-Letter, 32(872), 407–408.
- Ernst Krenkel. (1978). RAEM is my call-sign. — Moscow: Progress Publishers. (English edition of memoirs.)
