How to Pronounce Hans Meyer (geographer)
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Mar 22, 1858 Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany Died on 05 Jul 1929 (aged 71)
German explorer and publisher
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About Hans Meyer Geographer
- Hans Heinrich Josef Meyer (March 22, 1858 – July 5, 1929) was a German geographer from Hildburghausen, who was the son of publisher Herrmann Julius Meyer (1826-1909).
- Hans Meyer is credited with being the first European to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro 5,895 m (19,341 ft).
- Kilimanjaro has three peaks: Shira, 3,962 m (12,999 ft); Mawenzi, 5,149 m (16,893 ft); and Kibo, whose summit was reached by Meyer in 1889.
