Reiss, W. (Wilhelm), 1838-1908
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A Visit among the Jivaro Indiansarticle 1880
- Summary
- Wilhelm Reiss was a German geologist and explorer born in Mannheim. Along with Angel Escobar, he was the first person to scale Cotopaxi in (1872), and with vulcanologist Alphons Stübel, he was the first to ascend Tungurahua (1873). Wikipedia
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Biography [5]
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][2][3][4][5]
- Born
- 1838-06-13 [2]
- Birth Place
- Mannheim [2][5]
- Died
- 1908-09-29 [2]
- Death Place
- Könitz [2]
- Könitz [5]
- Country
- Germany [2]
- Language
- German [3]
- Occupation
- explorer [5]
- volcanologist [5]
- geologist [5]
- Work Place
- Berlin [2]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. National Library of Korea
- 5. Wikidata
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