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Merz, AlfredMerz, Alfred, b. Perchtoldsdorf, Lower Austria, Jan. 24, 1880, d. Buenos Aires, Argentina, Aug. 16, 1925, oceanographer. Explored hydrographical features of the Adriatic and Atlantic; from 1914 Professor at the University of Berlin, from 1920 director of the Institute of Oceanography, Berlin; prepared the expedition of the research vessel "Meteor" but fell ill and died during the initial stages of the voyage. Literature: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon. Neue Deutsche Biographie
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