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Hans Meyer
Geographer, Author
1858 – 1929
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Who was Hans Meyer?
Hans Heinrich Josef Meyer was a German geographer from Hildburghausen, who was the son of publisher Herrmann Julius Meyer. Hans Meyer is credited with being the first European to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro 5,895 m. Kilimanjaro has three peaks: Shira, 3,962 m; Mawenzi, 5,149 m; and Kibo, whose summit was reached by Meyer in 1889.
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- Born
- Mar 22, 1858
Hildburghausen - Also known as
- Hans Heinrich Josef Meyer
- Parents
- Nationality
- Germany
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 5, 1929
Leipzig
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on July 23, 2013
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