Reiss, W. (Wilhelm), 1838-1908
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sd09A Visit among the Jivaro Indians
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
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1]VIAF[2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)[3]Bibliothèque nationale de France[4]National Library of Korea[5]Wikidata
- Born
- 1838-06-13 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)[5]Wikidata
- Birth Place
- Mannheim [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)[5]Wikidata
- Died
- 1908-09-29 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)[5]Wikidata
- Death Place
- Könitz [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Könitz [5]Wikidata
- Country
- Germany [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Language
- German [3]Bibliothèque nationale de France
- Occupation
- explorer [5]Wikidata
- volcanologist [5]Wikidata
- geologist [5]Wikidata
- Work Place
- Berlin [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Encyclopædia Britannica
- Biography [5]Wikidata
- Yale LUX
- Entity [5]Wikidata
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. National Library of Korea
- 5. Wikidata
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