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Simonyspitzen
The Simonyspitzen are two mountain summits in the Venediger Group of the Austrian Central Alps. They lie within the High Tauern National Park on the border between the Austrian states of East Tyrol and Salzburg (state), Salzburg. They were given their name at a meeting of the Austrian Alpine Club on 15 March 1865 at the request of cartographer, Franz Keil who wanted to honour the geographer and Alpine researcher, Friedrich Simony. The peaks were first climbed on 28 July 1871 by Stuttgarter alpinist, Theodor Harpprecht and mountain guide, Josef Schnell. Location and elevation According to official surveys by the Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying, the Western Simonyspitze (''Westliche Simonyspitze'', ) is the higher of the two tops at . The Eastern Simonyspitze (''Östliche Simonyspitze'', ) to the northeast, reaches 3,442 m. According to other sources both peaks are 3,488 m. To the north, on the Salzburg side, the mountains drop into the glacier of ''Krimmler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Simony
Friedrich Simony (30 November 1813, Hrochův Týnec, Hrochowteinitz – 20 July 1896, Sankt Gallen, Styria, Sankt Gallen) was an Austrian geographer and Alpinist, Alpine researcher. Initially trained as a pharmacist, from 1836 he studied natural sciences at the University of Vienna by way of influence from botanist Joseph Franz von Jacquin. In 1848 he became a curator at the natural history museum in Klagenfurt, and during the following year, served as chief geologist at the Geological Survey of Austria, Imperial Geological Institute in Vienna. In 1851, at the University of Vienna, he attained the first professorship for geography in Austria. In this role, he conducted research in the fields of glaciology, climatology, speleology, ecology, hydrology, phytogeography, etc.Simony, Friedrich Deutsche Biographie From 1840 he performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |