Martin Vosseler (October 4, 1948 – October 23, 2019) was a

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renewable energy advocate, co-founder of the organization

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, who has been a

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advocate since 1981. After giving up his medical practice in 1995, he began working full-time to raise awareness of the benefits of renewable energy use, by traveling around the world. From 16 October 2006 to 8 May 2007, Vosseler and his crew made history by completing the first trans-Atlantic crossing in a motorized boat, using

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only. Vosseler received a special prize from

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. Vosseler died on 23 October 2019 after he was struck by a truck while bicycling in

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. He was 71 years old. On the 1. of August 2022, friends and fellows of Martin Vosseler founded th
Martin Vosseler Association
to initiate and support projects that contribute to keeping our planet inhabitable.

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External links

* * Website of the br>Martin Vosseler Association
* Memorial websitebr>Martin Vosseler – 4.10.1948 – 23.10.2019
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