Per Wimmer

Financier, Person

1968 –

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Who is Per Wimmer?

Per Wimmer is a Danish philanthropist, space advocate, entrepreneur, financier, adventurer, author and future space tourist.

On Oct 6, 2008, Per Wimmer participated in the World's first tandem skydive above Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth, with Ralph Mitchell as tandem master. After six days of trekking, Per & Ralph flew in a Pilatus Porter airplane to an altitude of 29,500 feet, just above the peak of Mount Everest and jumped out in -50°C and free fell for one minute before opening the parachute and landed at the Drop Zone at 12,350 feet.

Per Wimmer has bought a ticket to the Russian submersible Mir 1, in connection with the centennial of the construction and sinking of the Titanic. Mir 1 will dive to 3.8 km depth to Titanic in July 2012. The submersible has a crew of one and room for two passengers.

Per Wimmer owns and administrates his own international corporate financial advisory firm, Wimmer Financial, which he founded on the 50th anniversary of Sputnik day, 4 October 2007. Wimmer Financial specializes in global corporate finance, shares trading, real estate and natural resources. Furthermore, Per Wimmer is a founding astronaut with Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic; the first astronaut onboard space company XCOR's Lynx rocketplane and holds a trip to space reservation with Space Adventures. He expects to be the first Danish citizen to enter space on board SpaceShipTwo in 2013. However LA-based René Gross Kærskov is also claiming to become the first Danish citizen in space with Virgin Galactic.

Famous Quotes:

  • You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore

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Born
Aug 1, 1968
Also known as
  • Per
Ethnicity
  • Danes
Nationality
  • Denmark
Profession
Education
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Copenhagen
    (1988 - 1991)
  • Master of Arts, University of Copenhagen
    (1992 - 1993)
  • Master of Laws, Queen Mary, University of London
    (1991 - 1992)
  • Master of Arts, College of Europe
    European political science
    ( - 1995)
  • Master of Public Administration, Harvard University
    Business & Finance
    ( - 1998)
Lived in
  • London
  • New York City
  • Cambridge
  • Bruges
  • Brussels

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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