Max Kämper
Max Kämper | |
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| Born | 16 December 1879 Jüterbog, Germany |
| Died | 10 November 1916 (aged 36) Sailly-Saillisel, France |
Max Kämper (16 December 1879 in Jüterbog – 10 November 1916 in Sailly-Saillisel) was a German mining engineer.
His 1908 survey and map of Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, assisted by cave guide Ed Bishop,[1] represent the first accurate instrumental survey of portions of the cave system. Kämper arrived at Mammoth Cave in 1908 and left 8 months later in 1909.[2]
Kämper was killed in trench warfare at the Somme River in north-eastern France, on 10 November 1916, during the closing days of the Battle of the Somme. He is buried in the War Cemetery of Cambrai near Arras, France.
References
- ^ Olson, Rick; Kliebhan, Bernd; Toomey, Rick. "How Did Max Kämper and Ed Bishop Survey Mammoth Cave?". Western Kentucky University. TopSCHOLAR. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "The German". National Park Service. NPS. Archived from the original on December 9, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Max Kämper.
- Max Kämper and the Mammoth Cave Connection – (English and German) describes the search for and discovery of Max Kaemper's identity.
- Max Kämper's genealogy - With pictures and soundtracks about his story as well as his genealogy (English and German)