Hans Merensky
Geologist, Deceased Person
1871 – 1952
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Who was Hans Merensky?
Hans Merensky was a German South African geologist, prospector, scientist, conservationist and philanthropist. He discovered the rich deposit of alluvial diamonds at Alexander Bay in Namaqualand, vast platinum and chrome reefs at Lydenburg, Rustenburg and Potgietersrus, which led to some of the largest platinum mines in the world, phosphates and copper at Phalaborwa in the Transvaal lowveld, gold in the Free State and the world’s biggest chrome deposit at Jagdlust near Pietersburg.
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- Born
- Mar 16, 1871
South Africa - Parents
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Died
- Oct 21, 1952
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on July 23, 2013
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