Felix Alexander from Cube
Felix Alexander von Cube (born November 30, 1876 in Menton , France , † January 27, 1964 in Stuttgart-Heslach ) was a dermatologist , naturalist and mountaineer . A mountain in Corsica and a butterfly are named after him.
Mountains and nature
Felix von Cube was an enthusiastic mountaineer, natural scientist and doctor. He had already joined the Academic Alpine Association in Munich while studying in Munich . Between 1895 and 1904 he climbed 262 mountain peaks and hiked over 60 mountain passes . His favorite island was Corsica, whose mountain ranges he explored in 1899, 1902 and 1904. During his expeditions in Corsica, he climbed 38 peaks, 17 of which were first ascents . The highest mountains he climbed included the Punta Minuta (2556 meters), the Capu Larghia (2503 meters) and the Capu Tafunatu (2343 meters). In 1966, the city council of Asco in Corsica named a 2247 meter high rock pyramid after Felix Alexander von Cube, today's “Pic von Cube”. The Corsicans revered him as the "pioneer de l'alpinisme en corse". In 1906 he moved from Munich to Stuttgart and settled as a specialist in skin diseases, at the same time he became an expert on beetles and butterflies through self-study . The Entomological Association in Stuttgart commissioned him in 1913 to rework the fauna of Württemberg. A very rare butterfly, the "Cube-C" was named after him.
Origin and family
Felix Alexander v. C. came from the Baltic German noble family of the Cube , which consists of the Mark Brandenburg came at the beginning of the 18th century in Livonia had settled. His father was the pulmonologist Maximilian Gotthard von Cube (born May 1, 1831 in Salaspils , Latvia ; † November 23, 1910 in Tegernsee ), who lived with Sophie Luise Strohblum (born May 31, 1847 in Saint Petersburg ; † August 13, 1913 in Tegernsee) was married. Felix Alexander was first married to Elisabeth Magdalena Schmidbauer (* July 24, 1886 in Munich; † September 8, 1964 in Traunstein ), the couple had two children:
- Johann Friedrich Walter von Cube (born July 10, 1906 in Stuttgart; † June 11, 1986 in Quarten , Switzerland ), journalist, married to Gerta Maria Meta Clason (born August 17, 1879 in Bajo Los Leones near Santa Fe , Argentina ; † September 15, 1961 in Arlington USA )
- Johann Maximilian Hellmut von Cube (born December 31, 1907 in Stuttgart; † September 29, 1979 in Munich) writer, married to Nanette Brandi (born January 25, 1910 in Göttingen ; † February 13, 1996).
In his second marriage he was married to Luise Martha Krauttner (born March 29, 1896 in Stuttgart; † April 27, 1959 in Stuttgart), Johann (Hans) Ludwig von Cube came from here (born November 19, 1920 in Stuttgart, † December 14 1992 in Wilhelmsfeld ), married to Ilse Klara Pelzer (born March 27, 1921).
School and study
He attended the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich until his Abitur in 1896 . He then studied medicine at the University of Munich and was awarded a Dr. med. PhD.
Web links
- Nicolai from Cube Interesting facts about the Cube family
- Mountaineer, grandfather's happiness on the summit, by Jürgen Veit, July 28, 2013, In: stuttgarter-zeitung.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pic of Cube 2247 m. [1]
- ↑ Bergsteiger, grandfather's summit happiness, by Jürgen Veit, July 28, 2013, In: stuttgarter-zeitung.de, sheet 1 [2]
- ↑ Entomological Association Stuttgart 1896 eV [3]
- ↑ Mountaineer, Grandfather's Summit Gluck, by Jürgen Veit, July 28, 2013, In Stuttgarter Zeitung.de, sheet 2 [4]
- ^ Annual report on the K. Wilhelms-Gymnasium in Munich 1895/1896.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cube, Felix Alexander von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cube, Felix from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Doctor, naturalist and mountaineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Menton |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 27, 1964 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |