Alfred Merz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alfred Merz

Austrian geographer, oceanographer and director of the Institute of Marine Science in Berlin

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1880

Place of Birth: Perchtoldsdorf, Lower Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 16-Aug-1925

Profession: geographer, explorer

Nationality: Austria, Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Alfred Merz

  • Alfred Merz (24 January 1880 in Perchtoldsdorf, Niederösterreich – 16 August 1925 in Buenos Aires) 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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