Josef Chavanne

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Josef Chavanne ( wood engraving from 1885)

Josef Chavanne , in some publications also Joseph Chavanne (born August 7, 1846 in Graz , † December 7, 1902 in Buenos Aires ) was an Austrian geographer , meteorologist and world traveler. His French family name can be explained by his Walloon ancestors.

Life

Chavanne, who had studied in Graz and Prague , undertook an extensive trip to Central and North America ( Mexico , West Indies , Texas ) from 1867-69 , after which he visited various Moroccan port cities and penetrated from Oran into the Algerian Sahara . From 1869–70 he worked at the Meteorological Reichsanstalt Vienna, in 1875 he finally took over the editing of the communications of the Vienna Geographical Society .

According to him, this is Cape Chavanne named in Antarctica.

Fonts

  • Central Africa and the more recent expeditions for its exploration. Lecture given by Dr. Josef Chavanne . A. Hartleben, Vienna 1876 ( online ).
  • The Sahara, or: from oasis to oasis . Vienna 1879 (with 7 illustrations in color print, 64 woodcuts and a map of the Sahara online ).

  • Map The Sahara and the areas bordering it (excerpt)

  • Afghanistan with regard to the Anglo-Afghan war . A. Hartleben, Vienna 1879 ( online ).
  • Africa's Rivers and Rivers: A Contribution to the Hydrography of the Dark Part of the Earth . A. Hartleben, Vienna 1883 ( online ).

  • Map of Central Africa

  • Jan Mayen and the Austrian Arctic Observation Station: History and Preliminary Results of the Same. According to the notes and reports of the chief lieutenant of the line, E. von Wohlgemuth . With 6 illustr. and a card. A. Hartleben, Vienna 1884. ( online at commons ).

  • Book (PDF, 80 pages)

  • Map by Jan Mayen (book page 2)

  • Travel and research in the old and new Congo states . Hermann Costenoble, Jena 1887 (online (1) (2) )

literature

  • Obituary: Dr. Josef Chavanne. The Geographical Journal, Vol. 21, No. 4 (April 1903), p. 464
  • Franz Peter Dammerer: Life and work of the Austrian cartographers Josef Chavanne and Franz Ritter von Le Monnier. In: Studies on historical research in modern times. Vol. 6. Hamburg 1995, 295 pages. ISBN 3-86064-273-1 .
  • Chavanne Josef. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 142.

Web links

Commons : Jan Mayen and the Austrian Arctic Observation Station (1884) by CHAVANNE  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Joseph Chavanne: Central Africa (map)
personal data
SURNAME Chavanne, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian geographer, meteorologist and world traveler
DATE OF BIRTH August 7, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz
DATE OF DEATH December 7, 1902
Place of death Buenos Aires