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The New International Encyclopædia/Krümmel, Otto

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Edition of 1905. See also Otto Krümmel on Wikipedia; and the disclaimer.

1463135The New International Encyclopædia — Krümmel, Otto

KRÜMMEL, krụm'mel, Otto (1854—). A German geographer, best known for his work in oceanography. He was born at Exin and was educated at Berlin and at Göttingen, where he was appointed docent of geography. He accepted a chair as professor at Kiel in 1883. In 1889 he accompanied the Plankton Expedition. His publications include: Die äquatorialen Meeresströmungen des Atlantischen Oceans (1877); Der Ocean (2d ed. 1902); Die Bewegungsformen des Meers (1887); Die Reisebeschreibung der Planktonexpedition (1892); and Ueber Gezeitenwellen (1897).