Lye cook
Lauge Koch 1919, portrayed by Johannes Achton Friis
Lauge Koch (born July 5, 1892 in Kærby near Kalundborg , † June 5, 1964 in Copenhagen ) was a Danish geologist, polar explorer and university professor.
Koch accompanied Knud Rasmussen on his second Thule expedition (1916–1918) as a geologist and cartographer. After an expedition to North Greenland (1920–1923) he made a complete map of the coasts of Greenland. In 1921 he was the first person to set foot on the Kaffeklubben Island off the North Greenland coast .
In 1935 he was elected a corresponding member of the Académie des sciences .
literature
- Fritz Müller: Lauge Koch (1892–1964) (PDF; 404 kB). In: Arctic 17, 1964, pp. 290-292
- Peter Robert Dawes: Lauge Koch: Pioneer Geo-Explorer of Greenland's Far North . In: Earth Sciences History . tape 10 , no. 2 , 1991, p. 130-153 , doi : 10.17704 / eshi.10.2.333584781u008431 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Lauge Koch in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ List of members since 1666: letter K. Académie des sciences, accessed on January 6, 2020 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cook, lye |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish geologist, polar explorer and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kærby near Kalundborg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th June 1964 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |