Wilhelm Filchner (13 September 1877 – 7 May 1957) was a German army officer, scientist and explorer. He conducted several surveys and scientific ...
Sep 9, 2024 · Wilhelm Filchner was a scientist and explorer who led the German Antarctic expedition of 1911–12. In 1900 Filchner crossed the Pamirs, ...
Wilhelm Filchner
German scientist and explorer
Wilhelm Filchner was a German army officer, scientist and explorer. He conducted several surveys and scientific investigations in China, Tibet and surrounding regions, and led the Second German Antarctic Expedition, 1911–13. Wikipedia
Born: September 13, 1877, Bayreuth, Germany
Died: May 7, 1957 (age 79 years), Zürich, Switzerland
Education: Technical University of Munich and Prussian Staff College
Wilhelm Filchner was born in Bayreuth, Germany on September 13, 1877. At the age of 15 he joined the Prussian Military Academy. His first expedition was a ...
Wilhelm Filchner was a German army officer who had established a reputation as a daring traveller during expeditions on horseback and foot through Russia, China ...
Wilhelm Filchner was born in Germany in 1877. He trained in a military academy and was commissioned in the German army. Interested in survey and geophysics, ...
German surveyor and geodesist (South Georgia), was born into a family of forest superintendents at Munich, Germany on 13 September 1877.
May 20, 2021 · Wilhelm Filchner (1877–1957) failed to secure his position as expedition leader. His problems began long before the expedition set sail.
Dr. Wilhelm Filchner, 79, Dead; explorer of South Pole and Asia; German Led an Expedition to Antarctic in 1911--Spent Many Years in Tibet.
Wilhelm Filchner (13 September 1877 – 7 May 1957) was a German army officer, scientist and explorer. He conducted several surveys and scientific ...
Aug 28, 2010 · German explorer Wilhelm Filchner, who headed south in 1911 and also hoped to reach the South Pole. Filchner didn't reach the Pole, but he did make two ...