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Print The La Jolla Shores home of late oceanographer Walter Munk is eligible for and will be nominated to the National Register of Historic Places, according to a State Historical Resources Commission vote April 30. The home, called Seiche (after a standing wave oscillating in a body of water), was built by Munk, known as the “Einstein of the Oceans” for his research at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and his second wife, Judith, who died in 2006. Munk decided in 2014 to donate the home to UCSD. His third wife and widow, Mary Coakley Munk, lived there until February ...

State commission deems Walter Munk house, Seiche, eligible for National Register of Historic Places The late Walter Munk’s landscaped house, Seiche, has been nominated for historic designation. (Courtesy) Print The La Jolla Shores home of late oceanographer Walter Munk is eligible for and will be nominated to the National Register of Historic Places, according to a State Historical Resources Commission vote April 30. The home, called Seiche (after a standing wave oscillating in a body of water), was built by Munk, known as the “Einstein of the Oceans” for his research at UC San ...