Knut Frænkel

Knut Frænkel
Born(1870-02-14)February 14, 1870
Karlstad, Sweden
DiedOctober 10, 1897(1897-10-10) (aged 27)
Kvitøya, Norway
EducationRoyal Institute of Technology
OccupationsEngineer and Arctic explorer
Known forAndrée's Arctic balloon expedition

Knut Hjalmar Ferdinand Frænkel (14 February 1870 – c. 10 October 1897) was a Swedish engineer and arctic explorer who perished in the Arctic balloon expedition of 1897 of S. A. Andrée in 1897.

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