Alfred Merz
| Alfred Merz | |
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| Born |
24 January 1880 Perchtoldsdorf, Niederösterreich, Austria |
| Died | 16 August 1925 (aged 45) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Residence |
 Germany
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| Nationality |
 Austria
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| Fields | Geography, Oceanography |
| Institutions | Institute of Marine Science, Berlin |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
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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