Max Kämper, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Max Kämper

German mining engineer

Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1879

Place of Birth: Jüterbog, Brandenburg, Germany

Date of Death: 10-Nov-1916

Profession: engineer, speleologist, mining engineer

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Max Kämper

  • Max Kämper was a German mining engineer. His 1908 survey and map of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky represent the first accurate instrumental survey of portions of the cave system.
  • Kämper arrived at Mammoth Cave in 1908 and left 8 months later in 1909.Kämper was killed in trench warfare at the Somme River in north-eastern France, on November 10, 1916, during the closing days of the Battle of the Somme.
  • He is buried in the War Cemetery of Cambrai near Arras, France.

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