Hermann von Schlagintweit (1826-1882)

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Name (English)
Hermann von Schlagintweit
Short name
Hermann Schlagintweit
Year of birth
1826
Year of death
1882
Short Description
"Hermann Schlagintweit, Sakünlünski (13 May 1826 – 19 January 1882), also known as Hermann Rudolph Alfred von Schlagintweit-Sakünlünski,[needs IPA] was a German explorer of Central Asia. Brothers Hermann, Adolph and Robert Schlagintweit were commissioned by the British East India Company to study the earth's magnetic field in South and Central Asia. They were the first Europeans to cross the Kunlun mountains and the first to explore the region between Karakoram and Kunlun." - (en.wikipedia.org 09.07.2021)
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