| Heinz Kohnen | |
| Birth Date: | February 5, 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Oberhausen, Germany |
| Death Place: | Nienberge, Münster, Germany |
| Citizenship: | German |
| Nationality: | German |
| Field: | Geophysics Polar research |
Heinz Kohnen (5 February 1938 – 25 July 1997) was a German scientist and geophysicist known for his work in polar research. Kohnen helped determine the site of the first German Antarctic station during an expedition from 1979-1980. Kohnen-Station, a field station on Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, is named after him.[1]