Dr. Xavier Mertz was a key member of the Mawson Expedition to Antarctica 1911-1914. Unfortunately, he did not survive the return leg of a tour on the continent, dying on January 8, 1913. As the first Swiss in Antarctica, he is the namesake for the new fellowship...
Xavier Mertz is on 6 October 1882 in Basel. Mertz was a Swiss explorer who became known mainly as an expedition member under Douglas Mawson with the Aurora. Xavier Mertz died on January 7, 1913, returning to the base station of the Mawson Expedition in George V...
