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Julius von Payer
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Austrian mountain climber, painter, arctic explorer and nobleman (1841-1915)
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Julius von Payer was a German explorer, painter, cartographer, and military officer. He was educated at the Theresian Military Academy and worked in the fields of painting, cartography, and climbing. His sport was mountaineering. He received the Order of the Iron Crown (Austria).
Born Julius Johannes Ludovicus von Payer in Teplice, he was a male who spoke German. He was described by sources including the Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. He had one eye.
Von Payer died of myocardial infarction in Bled on 29 August 1915. His manner of death was natural causes. He is buried in Vienna Central Cemetery. Collection items from his work are held at Masaryk University.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1841-09-02 ) 2 September 1841, Schönau (Šanov), Bohemia , Austrian Empire
- Died
- 29 August 1915 (1915-08-29) (aged 73), Veldes (Bled), Carniola , Austria-Hungary
- Resting place
- Vienna Central Cemetery
- Known for
- Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Julius
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Teplice
- Place of death
- Bled
- Educated at
- Theresian Military Academy
- Languages spoken
- German
- Sport
- mountaineering
- Image
- Julius Payer.jpg
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- place of burial
- Vienna Central Cemetery
- Commons category
- Julius von Payer
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of death
- 1915-08-19
- date of birth
- 1842-09-02
- described by source
- Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich
- medical condition
- one-eyed
- name in native language
- Julius von Payer
- birth name
- Julius Johannes Ludovicus von Payer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons Creator page
- Julius von Payer
- collection items at
- Masaryk University
- P6944
- Julius von Payer
Sources (7)
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Julius von Payer, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Julius Johannes Ludovicus Ritter von Payer (2 September 1841 – 29 August 1915), ennobled Ritter von Payer in 1876, was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army, mountaineer, arctic explorer, cartographer, painter, and professor at the Theresian Military Academy. He is chiefly known for the Austro-Hungarian North Pole expedition in 1872–74 and the discovery of Franz Josef Land.
Early life and military career
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