Erich von Drygalski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Erich von Drygalski

German geographer

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1865

Place of Birth: Königsberg

Date of Death: 10-Jan-1949

Profession: geographer, university teacher, explorer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Erich Dagobert von Drygalski (February 9, 1865 – January 10, 1949) was a German geographer, geophysicist and polar scientist, born in Königsberg, then under the Province of Prussia. Between 1882 and 1887, Drygalski studied mathematics and natural science at the University of Königsberg, Bonn, Berlin and Leipzig.
He graduated with a doctorate thesis about ice shields in Nordic areas.
Between 1888 and 1891, he was an assistant at the Geodetic Institute and the Central Office of International Geodetics in Berlin.
Drygalski led two expeditions between 1891 and 1893, which were supplied by the Society for Geoscience of Berlin.
One expedition wintered during the winter between 1892 and 1893 in Western Greenland.
He habilitated 1889 for geography and geophysics with the collected scientific evidence.
In 1898, Drygalski became associate professor and 1899 extraordinary professor for geography and geophysics in Berlin.