Karl Hofmann (mountaineer)

Karl Hofmann

Karl Hofmann , also Carl Hofmann , (born October 26, 1847 in Munich , † September 3, 1870 near Bazeilles ) was a German mountaineer .

Life

Memorial plaque on the Franz-Josephs-Höhe

Map of the Glockner group with the routes from Hofmann and Stüdl

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

Grave of Karl Hofmann on the old southern cemetery in Munich location

The burial place of Karl Hofmann is on the old southern cemetery in Munich (Wall Links Course at 212 burial ground 7) Location . 48.128444444444 11.566444444444

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 .

personal data
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

[1] Karl Hofmann (Carl Hoffmann). Austrian Alpine Association , German Alpine Association , Alpine Association South Tyrol , Historical Alpine Archive, accessed on March 9, 2009 .

[2] Wolfgang Pusch, Leo Baumgartner: Großglockner . Bergverlag Rother , Munich 2001, ISBN 3-7633-7509-0 , p. 31 .