Cornelia Lüdecke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Cornelia Lüdecke

Polar researcher, author

Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1954

Place of Birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Profession: writer, meteorologist, oceanographer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Cornelia Lüdecke (1954) is a German polar researcher and author.
A leading figure in the history of German polar research and the history of meteorology and oceanography, she founded the Expert Group on History of Antarctic Research within the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), institutionalising historical study and reflection for the Antarctic scientific community.
Her books, among others, about the Schwabenland Expedition to Antarctica during the Third Reich and Deutsche in der Antarktis (Germans in the Antarctic) are milestones in the history of polar research publications.