Josef Anton Specht

Josef Anton Specht (born February 29, 1828 in Lindenberg im Allgäu , † April 14, 1894 in Vienna ) was a German alpinist and entrepreneur.

Life

Specht was born the son of a farmer in the Allgäu . His grandfather was the builder Johann Georg Specht . In 1845 he began a commercial apprenticeship in Nuremberg and then in 1849 joined a Viennese export company. He took over as a partner in 1854 and continued to run it under the name Luschka & Specht .

Alpine services

Woodpecker should have started mountaineering around 1850. In 1857 he climbed the Großglockner , Großvenediger (without a guide) and Wildspitze . Often with his long-time mountain guide, Franz Pöll , a Montafon chamois hunter , Specht carried out numerous first-time tourist climbs , including:

1861 Weißkugel and Similaun
1862/63 Schaufelspitze and Zuckerhütl
1864 Hoher Riffler , Königsspitze east face
1865 Piz Buin , Crast 'Agüzza
1866 Vesulspitze
1869 Parseierpitze
1874 Patteriol

In 1869 Specht was a co-founder of the German Alpine Club and from 1873 a member of the Austria section and the ÖAK . With his numerous first ascents, he played an essential role in the development of the Ötztal and Stubai Alps and was one of the most important Eastern Alpine pioneers of his time.

literature

Christoph Mentschl: Woodpecker Josef Anton. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 13, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2007–2010, ISBN 978-3-7001-6963-5 , p. 9 f. (Direct links on p. 9 , p. 10 ).
Christoph Mentschl: Specht, Josef Anton. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 24, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-428-11205-0 , p. 635 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Personal folder on Josef Anton Specht (PDF) in the historical Alpine archive of the Alpine clubs in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol (temporarily offline)

Individual evidence

↑ West Allgäu personalities . In: Westallgäuer Heimatblätter . Volume 8, No. 6. Weiler im Allgäu, 1954.
^ Peter Holl: Alpine Club Guide Ortleralpen . Bergverlag Rudolf Rother , Munich 1990. ISBN 3-7633-1313-3 . Margin number 698
^ Provisional committee of the Munich section: Appeals for founding DAV 1869: Appeal to all German friends of the Alps! June 1, 1869 ( Historical Alpine Archive of the Alpine Clubs in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol [PDF; 291 kB ; accessed on March 8, 2010]).

personal data
SURNAME	Woodpecker, Josef Anton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Woodpecker, Joseph Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German alpinist and entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH	February 29, 1828
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lindenberg in the Allgäu
DATE OF DEATH	April 14, 1894
Place of death	Vienna

[1] West Allgäu personalities . In: Westallgäuer Heimatblätter . Volume 8, No. 6. Weiler im Allgäu, 1954.

[2] Peter Holl: Alpine Club Guide Ortleralpen . Bergverlag Rudolf Rother , Munich 1990. ISBN 3-7633-1313-3 . Margin number 698

[3] Provisional committee of the Munich section: Appeals for founding DAV 1869: Appeal to all German friends of the Alps! June 1, 1869 ( Historical Alpine Archive of the Alpine Clubs in Germany, Austria and South Tyrol [PDF; 291 kB ; accessed on March 8, 2010]).