What is Walter Munk?
[[File:Crafoordprize 2010-10.jpg|thumb|Munk in [[Stockholm]], May 2010]] '''Walter Heinrich Munk''' (October 19, 1917 &ndash; February 8, 2019) was an [[Austrians|Austrian]]-born [[Americans|American]] physical [[Oceanography|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.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/397599/Walter-Munk|title=Walter Munk|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|accessdate=April 21, 2014}}</ref> Munk [[centenarian|turned 100]] in October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/sport-surfing-walter-munk-688360|title=Walter Munk, known as the 'Einstein of the ocean,' has turned 100|date=October 19, 2017}}</ref> He died on February 8, 2019, at [[La Jolla, California]]. He was 101.<ref name=Scripps_obit>{{Cite web|url=https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/obituary-notice-walter-munk-world-renowned-oceanographer-revered-scientist|title=Obituary Notice: Walter Munk, World-Renowned Oceanographer, Revered Scientist|date=February 8, 2019|website=Scripps Institution of Oceanography|language=en|access-date=February 9, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/52277.html Walter Munk] at [[National Academy of Sciences]] website {{US-biography-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Munk, Walter}} [[Category:1917 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:American centenarians]] [[Category:American Jews]] [[Category:Oceanographers]] [[Category:Scientists from Vienna]] [[Category:Scientists from New