Alfred Merz Scientist

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.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 24, 1880
Birth place	Perchtoldsdorf , Lower Austria , Austria
Nationality	Austria
Date of death	August 16, 1925
Place of death	Buenos Aires , Argentina