CATALOGUE OF INSTITUTIONS— GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY 



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Meeresgeologische Forschungsstelle der 

 Universitat Kiel ('37) 



History or origin: Founded January 4, 1936. 



Location: Eastern shore of Kiclcr Forde, Baltic Sea. 



Organization to which attached: University of Kiel. 



Purposes: The investigation of coasts and of the 

 sediments of the North and Baltic Seas, and 

 other seas. 



(Scope of activities: When called for, work is done for 

 state institutions, otherwise investigation is not 

 restricted. 



Equipment: Two small vessels, larger are planned; 

 marinegeological-bottom mechanical laboratory; 

 optical apparatus; under water photographic 

 outfit; under water boring apparatus; collection 

 of marine bottom samples from all seas. 



Staff: Chief, Prof. Dr. Erich Wasmund; Assistant 

 for geology and geotcchnics, Dr. P. Gro.schopf; 

 Assistant for mineralogy, Dr. K. Lamcke; Help- 

 ers, a diener, laboratory assistants, shared with 

 the laboratory for sea-water chemistry. 



Provisions for visiting investigators: Sufficient work 

 rooms for visitors. 



Income: From the State, partly private donations. 



Provision for publication of results: Two new periodi- 

 cals: 



1. Kieler Meeresforschungen, Bd. 1, Kiel 1936. 



2. Geologic der Meere und Binnengewasser, Bd. 1, 



Berlin 1937. 



Greece 



Hydrographic Office of the Navy, Navy 

 Department ('37) 



Location: Athens. 



Staff: Director, Capitaine de Vaisseau Hydrographe 

 Alexandre Cryssanthis. 



Assistant-Director, Capitaine de Vaisseau Hy- 

 drographe Denis Rasikotsicas. 

 Head of Section of Navigation, Lieutenant Spyros 



Maratos. 

 Head of Surveys and Research, Lieutenant Hy- 

 drographe D. Valtinos. 

 Head of Technical Section, Capitaine de Corvette, 

 Fran^oLs Paxinos. 

 Equipment: 



aURVBTINO VESSEL 



Nautilus 



DISPLACEMENT OFFICERS CHEW 



404 



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Marine Biological Station of Phaleron ('37) 



History or origin: Founded in 1914 by the Hellenic 

 Ministry of National Economy, Athens. 



Location: 2 Apollonos Street, Old Phaleron, Greece. 

 Organization to which attached: A state institution 

 under the Hellenic Ministry of National Economy, 

 Athens. 

 Purposes and scope: Investigation of the animals 

 and plants, the study of currents, tides and 

 temperatures, and the analysis of sea-water. 

 Equipment: Laboratory, library, and small museum. 

 Staff: The station is actively conducted by Mr. 

 Nicholas Sperantsas. The members of the station 

 are the following: 



President: The Minister of National Economy. 

 12 others: 1. The Director of the Hydrographic 

 Service of the Navy. 



2. Another officer of the Royal Navy, ap- 



pointed by the Minister of Marine. 



3. The Director of Fisheries, Mr. D. Bitzanis. 



4. The Inspector of Fisheries, Mr. G. An- 



thanassopoulos. 



5. The Director of the Marine Biological 



Station, Mr. Nicholas Sperantsas. 



6. The Superintendent of the Geological 



Service. 



7. The Director of the Athens Observatory. 



8. The Professor of Zoology of the University 



of Athens. 



9. The Professor of Botany of the University 



of Athens. 



10. The Professor of Inorganic Chemistry 



of the University of Athens. 



11. The Professor of Organic Chemistry of the 



University of Athens. 



12. The Professor of Physics of the University 



of Athens. 

 2 elected members. 



Provisions for visiting investigators: Visiting in- 

 vestigators are permitted to make use of all the 

 facilities offered by the station, including the 

 laboratory, the library, and the museum. 



Income: The station is dependent financiallj' on the 

 Ministry of National Economy. 



Provisions for publication of results: Bulletin de la 

 Commission Thalassographiquc Hellenique. This 

 Bulletin is not published regularly, but only as 

 occasion demands and funds permit. 



HiTNGAEY 



The Hungarian Oceanographic Institution 

 (Magyar Tengerkutato Intezet) ('37) 



This institution is not functioning at present 

 for the reason that the country has lost its only 



