Karl Hofmann (mountaineer)
Karl Hofmann , also Carl Hofmann , (born October 26, 1847 in Munich , † September 3, 1870 near Bazeilles ) was a German mountaineer .
Life
Karl Hofmann was a law student in Munich. In 1869 he was instrumental in founding the German Alpine Club . Together with the Prague alpinist Johann Stüdl and the guides Josef Schnell and Thomas Groder, he carried out many important mountain tours, especially in the Glockner group in Austria. Among his first ascents were the Hochgall (August 3, 1868), the Schneewinkelkopf (September 14, 1869) and the Hohe Riffl (September 15, 1869). On September 18, 1869, he was able to record three first ascent in one day with the Klockerin , the Großer Bärenkopf and the Hinteren Bratschenkopf .
Karl Hofmann became particularly famous for his discovery of a direct route between the Pasterze and the Adlersruhe on the Großglockner, without the detour via the Leitertal and the Salmhütte . On August 5, 1869, the day the newly built via ferrata over the Stüdlgrat , financed by his friend Stüdl , he discovered the path through the glacier break, which for many decades became the most popular ascent to the Grossglockner. Both the way ( Hofmannsweg ) and the glacier ( Hofmannskees ) were named after Karl Hofmann. The Hofmannshütte, which has now been demolished, and the Hofmannsturm in the Glocknerwand also bear his name.
In 1870 Karl Hofmann fell in the battle of Sedan .
tomb
The burial place of Karl Hofmann is on the old southern cemetery in Munich (Wall Links Course at 212 burial ground 7) Location .
Fonts
- Johann Stüdl (Hrsg.): Karl Hofmann's collected writings of alpine and mixed content . Amthor, Gera 1871, urn : nbn: de: bvb: 355-ubr03054-8 .
literature
- Fritz Schmitt: Hofmann, Karl. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1972, ISBN 3-428-00190-7 , p. 456 f. ( Digitized version ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Karl Hofmann (Carl Hoffmann). Austrian Alpine Association , German Alpine Association , Alpine Association South Tyrol , Historical Alpine Archive, accessed on March 9, 2009 .
- ^ Wolfgang Pusch, Leo Baumgartner: Großglockner . Bergverlag Rother , Munich 2001, ISBN 3-7633-7509-0 , p. 31 .
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SURNAME | Hofmann, Karl |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hofmann, Carl |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German alpinist |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1847 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
DATE OF DEATH | September 3, 1870 |
Place of death | Bazeilles |