Paul Louis Mercanton
Swiss glaciologist and meteorologist
About Paul Louis Mercanton
Lived 1876 – 1963 (aged 86). Paul Louis Mercanton was a Swiss glaciologist, meteorologist and physicist.
Paul-Louis Mercanton (11 May 1876 – 25 February 1963) was a Swiss glaciologist, meteorologist and Arctic explorer.
Biography Mercanton was born in Lausanne on 11 May 1876, the son of Eugène Mercanton, a lawyer, and Félicie Marie Lavanchy. He graduated in electrical engineering from the University of Lausanne in 1899, and obtained a doctorate in physics from the same university in 1901.
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Swiss glaciologist and meteorologist (1876-1963)
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Paul Louis Mercanton was born on 11 May 1876 in Lausanne.
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Paul Louis Mercanton died on 25 February 1963 in Lausanne.
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Paul Louis Mercanton was a glaciologist, meteorologist and physicist.
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Paul Louis Mercanton was Swiss.
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