Heinz Kohnen

Heinz Kohnen
Born(1938-02-05)February 5, 1938
Died25 July 1997 (1997-07-26) (aged 59)
Nienberge, Münster, Germany
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipGerman
Scientific career
FieldsGeophysics
Polar research

Heinz Kohnen (5 February 1938 – 25 July 1997) was a German scientist and geophysicist known for his work in polar research. Kohnen helped determine the site of the first German Antarctic station during an expedition from 1979-1980. Kohnen-Station, a field station on Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, is named after him.[1]

  1. ^ "Heinz Kohnen – Founder of AWI-Logistics". Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research.