Johann Jakob Weilenmann
Johann Jakob Weilenmann (born January 24, 1819 in St. Gallen ; † June 8, 1896 there ) was a Swiss alpinist . He made numerous first ascents in the Alps .
The son of a private school director completed an apprenticeship at the St. Gallen textile trading company Johann Conrad Fehr . Weilenmann worked for this company as a businessman in New York and in Pernambuco . In Brazil he built up a collection of insects, which he later donated to the Zurich Polytechnic . After 1850 he lived in St. Gallen again and started climbing. In 1863 he was one of the founders of the Swiss Alpine Club .
Weilenmann's first ascents include:
- Mother (1858)
- Fluchthorn (1861)
- Ramolkogel (1862)
- Piz Buin (1865)
- Crast 'Agüzza (1865)
- Mont Blanc de Cheilon (1865)
- Helsenhorn (1887)
literature
- Eduard Scherrer: JJ Weilenmann. In: Yearbook of the Swiss Alpine Club , (32), 1896–1897, pp. 183–202. ISBN 978-0-543-78228-1 (reprint)
Web links
- Markus Kaiser: Johann Jakob Weilenmann. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weilenmann, Johann Jakob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss alpinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Gallen |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 8, 1896 |
| Place of death | St. Gallen |