Walter Munk

Walter Heinrich Munk (October 19, 1917 – February 8, 2019) was an American physical oceanographer. He was professor of geophysics emeritus and held the Secretary of the Navy/Chief of Naval Operations Oceanography Chair at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He has won awards such as Alexander Agassiz Medal (1977), National Medal of Science (1985), William Bowie Medal (1989), Vetlesen Prize (1993), Kyoto Prize (1999) and Crafoord Prize (2010).

Munk was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary to a Jewish family. He was sent to a boys' preparatory school in upper New York state in 1932.

Munk turned 100 in October 2017. He died on February 8, 2019, at La Jolla, California. He was 101.

 Early life and education 
In 1917, Munk was born to a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria-Hungary.

Personal life
Munk remained actively engaged in scientific endeavors throughout his life, with publications as late as 2016.
He turned 100 in October 2017. He died of pneumonia on February 8, 2019, at La Jolla, California, aged 101.

References

Other websites

 Walter Munk at National Academy of Sciences website

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Category:American centenarians
Category:American Jews
Category:Oceanographers
Category:Scientists from Vienna
Category:Scientists from New York (state)