Paul-Louis Mercanton | |
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Born |
Lausanne, Switzerland | 11 May 1876
Died | 25 February 1963 Lausanne, Switzerland | (aged 86)
Alma mater | University of Lausanne |
Occupation(s) | Glaciologist, meteorologist |
Employer | Central Meteorological Institute |
Paul-Louis Mercanton (11 May 1876 – 25 February 1963) was a Swiss glaciologist, meteorologist and Arctic explorer.
Mercanton was born in Lausanne on 11 May 1876, a son of Eugène Mercanton and Félicie Marie Lavanchy. He married Alice Marguerite Colomb in 1907. [1]
Mercanton was a member of expeditions to Spitsbergen (1910), Greenland (1912–1913) and Jan Mayen (1921 and 1929). Mercantonfjellet, a mountainous area on Svalbard, is named after him. [2]
He died in Lausanne on 25 February 1963. [1]
Paul-Louis Mercanton | |
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Born |
Lausanne, Switzerland | 11 May 1876
Died | 25 February 1963 Lausanne, Switzerland | (aged 86)
Alma mater | University of Lausanne |
Occupation(s) | Glaciologist, meteorologist |
Employer | Central Meteorological Institute |
Paul-Louis Mercanton (11 May 1876 – 25 February 1963) was a Swiss glaciologist, meteorologist and Arctic explorer.
Mercanton was born in Lausanne on 11 May 1876, a son of Eugène Mercanton and Félicie Marie Lavanchy. He married Alice Marguerite Colomb in 1907. [1]
Mercanton was a member of expeditions to Spitsbergen (1910), Greenland (1912–1913) and Jan Mayen (1921 and 1929). Mercantonfjellet, a mountainous area on Svalbard, is named after him. [2]
He died in Lausanne on 25 February 1963. [1]