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| Schlagintweit-Hermann, Adolf und Robert von | |
| Hermann:1826, Adolf:1829, Robert:1833 | |
| Hermann:1882, Adolf:1857, Robert:1885 | |
| Germany / München | |
| Oriental Studies ; Geography | |
| German orientalist, geographer and explorer. The five Schlagintweit brothers, Hermann（1826～82),Adolf（1829～57), Eduard (1831～66), Robert（1833～85) and Emil (1835～1904), were born in Munich, Germany and became respected orientalists. The three of them, Hermann, Adolf and Robert learned geography from the great scholar Baron Alexander von Humboldt, and had already recorded great achievements in academic study and Alpine climbing before they left for Central Asia. In 1857, Hermann and Robert returned back to Germany after their expedition in Kharakhorum and the Kunlun Mountains, and wrote some reports on their results. Adolf remained in Central Asia for continuing his exploration was unfortunately killed in Kashugal in August 1857. Hermann and his younger brother Robert were the first Europeans who succeeded to cross the Kunlun Mountains and Herman was rewarded with the title of Sakünlünski in 1864. | |
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