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Wilhelm Filchner
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Wilhelm Filchner was a German explorer, writer, researcher, and traveler born in Munich in 1877. He was educated at the Prussian Military Academy and served during World War I. Filchner was a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and wrote in German. His notable works include *Ein Forscherleben*, *Quer durch Spitzbergen*, *Im machtbereich des Dalai-Lama*, *In China, auf Asiens hochsteppen, im Ewigen eis*, and *Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition Filchner nach China und Tibet, 1903-1905*.
He died in Zurich in 1957. His writings have been described by the Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary. Filchner is listed as an author with twenty-five works in the Open Library database.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1877
- Died
- 1957
- Works
- 25
Top works
- Ein Forscherleben
- Quer durch Spitzbergen
- Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Expedition Filchner nach China und Tibet, 1903-1905
- Im machtbereich des Dalai-Lama
- In China, auf Asiens hochsteppen, im Ewigen eis
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wilhelm
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Munich
- Place of death
- Zurich
- Occupation
- geodesist
- Educated at
- Prussian Military Academy
- Languages spoken
- German
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Wilhelm Filchner.jpg
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- Commons category
- Wilhelm Filchner
- date of birth
- 1877-09-13
- date of death
- 1957-05-07
- name in native language
- Wilhelm Filchner
- P8168
- Boguchany Dam
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Wilhelm Filchner, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana