| LC control no. | n 2006047391 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Weyprecht, Karl, 1838-1881 |
| Variant(s) | Weyprecht, Carl, 1838-1881 |
| See also | Officer of: Österreichisch-Ungarische Polarexpedition (1872-1874) Officer of: Admiral Tegetthoff (Ship) |
| Associated place | Barents Sea Franz Josef Land (Russia) Northeast Passage Arctic regions |
| Located | Trieste (Italy) |
| Birth date | 1838-09-08 |
| Death date | 1881-03-29 |
| Place of birth | Darmstadt (Germany) |
| Place of death | Michelstadt (Germany) |
| Field of activity | Naval art and science Discoveries in geography Geophysics |
| Affiliation | Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Kriegsmarine Admiral Tegetthoff (Ship) Österreichisch-Ungarische Polarexpedition (1872-1874) |
| Profession or occupation | Navies--Officers Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Kriegsmarine--Officers Explorers Geophysicists |
| Found in | Mareš, Vladislav. Z Čech až k severnímu pólu, c2000: p. 11 (Karla Weyprechta) LC data base, 2006-06-16 (hdg.: Weyprecht, Karl, 1838-1881) Carl Weyprecht (1838-1881), Seeheld, Polarforscher, Geophysiker, 2008. German Wikipedia, December 19, 2019 (article title: Carl Weyprecht; Carl (Karl) Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Weyprecht (born 8 September 1838 in Darmstadt, died 29 March 1881 in Michelstadt); marine officer, polar explorer and geophysicist in Austro-Hungarian service; his preferred residence was Trieste; joined Austro-Hungarian Navy in 1856; distinguished himself in the naval battle of Lissa (1866) as navigation officer; in 1871, with Julius Payer, undertook a preliminary expedition to the Barents Sea; in spring 1872, appointed leader (naval operations), with Payer (land operations), of the Austro-Hungarian Polar Expedition of 1872-1874 on the ship Admiral Tegethoff; worked to organize the first International Polar Year, which took place in 1882-1883, after his death in 1881 from tuberculosis) Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, December 20, 2019 (Weyprecht, Carl; gender: male; other names: Weyprecht, Carl Georg Ludwig Wilhelm; Weyprecht, Karl Georg Ludwig Wilhelm; Weyprecht, Karl; life dates: 1838-1881 (birth year sometimes given as 1831); occupations: geophysicist; officer; polar explorer; Austrian naval officer) <http://d-nb.info/gnd/117332895> |
| Associated language | ger |
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