Friedrich Wilhelm Kegel (1874–1948), from 1924 to 1933 [1] director of the mining operations at Tsumeb mine, Namibia. He was German until his naturalisation in South West Africa. After his resignation he lived in Switzerland. [2] He visited the Tsumeb mine from December 1938 until March 1939 and from February 1940 until March 1940 as a consultant for the Otavi Mining Company. [3]
The mineral Kegelite, discovered in the Tsumeb mine, was named after him by American volcanologist David Richardson. [4] [5]
Kegel took the first published photograph of the Hoba meteorite. [6]
Friedrich Wilhelm Kegel (1874–1948), from 1924 to 1933 [1] director of the mining operations at Tsumeb mine, Namibia. He was German until his naturalisation in South West Africa. After his resignation he lived in Switzerland. [2] He visited the Tsumeb mine from December 1938 until March 1939 and from February 1940 until March 1940 as a consultant for the Otavi Mining Company. [3]
The mineral Kegelite, discovered in the Tsumeb mine, was named after him by American volcanologist David Richardson. [4] [5]
Kegel took the first published photograph of the Hoba meteorite. [6]