Matthias Kuhle
Age: 67
Summary: German
internationally renowned physical geographer and professor of geography
at the University of Gottingen who had produced a large number of
academic papers on his field-based research on the mountain ranges and
plateaus of High Asia and the Himalayas in leading geography, geology
and scientific journals over the course of his career, and who also
edited the book series Geography International published by Shaker Verlag.
Cause of Death: Killed in an avalanche during the Nepal earthquake
Born: April 20, 1948
Died: April 25, 2015
Location: Mount Everest, Nepal