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Walther Penck

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German geographer (1888-1923)

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Born: 1888
Died: 1923
Works: 9

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Der geologische Bau des Gebirges von Predazzo
Puna de Atacama
Grundzüge der Geologie des Bosporus
Naturgewalten im Hochgebirge
Die morphologische analyse

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Type: Person
Country: DE
Active from: 1939-10-05
Active to: 2017-05-02

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Key dates

Born: 30 August 1888
Died: 29 September 1923

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Austria–Hungary
Place of birth: Vienna
Place of death: Stuttgart
Father: Albrecht Penck
Occupation: university teacher
Educated at: Heidelberg University
Employer: Istanbul University
Languages spoken: German

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1888 births 1923 deaths 20th-century German geographers 20th-century German geologists Emigrants from Austria-Hungary to Germany Expatriates from Austria-Hungary in the Ottoman Empire Expatriates in Argentina German geomorphologists Petrologists Scientists from Vienna Servicio Geológico Minero personnel

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Austria–Hungary

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Heidelberg University

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Leipzig University

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