Ludwig Norman-Neruda
Ludwig Norman-Neruda , more rarely Ludvig Norman-Neruda (born November 18, 1864 in Stockholm , † September 11, 1898 in Ortisei in Val Gardena ) was an English mountaineer who made several first ascents in the Bernina Group and in the Valais .
life and death
Ludwig Norman-Neruda was the son of the Moravian violinist Wilma Neruda and the Swedish composer and conductor Fredrik Vilhelm Ludvig Norman . He studied in Antwerp and in his final years settled in Asolo Italy. He met a tragic death when he fell while climbing the five-finger tip in the Langkofel group in South Tyrol . After a few hours he died of his serious injuries in Ortisei in Val Gardena.
Because he was not of a Catholic denomination, he was buried in unconsecrated ground . The grave was separated from the rest of the cemetery by a metal fence until the death chapel was built around the year 2000. Neruda's tombstone in Val Gardena porphyry was placed on the northern wall of the cemetery chapel.
His wife May accompanied him on his last ascent and, in addition to his alpine achievements, described this accident in her book.
Ludwig Norman-Neruda was also a painter, but nothing is known about his work.
First ascents
With the Swiss mountain guide Christian Klucker , Norman-Neruda made the following first ascents :
- Gurgel , a couloir in the northeast face of Piz Bernina on June 18, 1890
- Northwest face of Piz Scerscen on July 9, 1890
- North-east face of Piz Roseg on July 16, 1890
- East-north-east edge of the Ober Gabelhorn on August 1, 1890
On July 6, 1893, he and his wife and mountain guide Antonio Tavernaro made the first ascent of Cima Wilma in the Pala group , which was named after their daughter Wilma.
The Norman-Neruda route on the northeast face of the Liskamm , which he climbed on August 9, 1890 with Christian Klucker and Josef Reinstadler , was named after him .
literature
- Ludwig Norman-Neruda: The five-finger tip as a type of a fashion mountain . Journal of the German and Austrian Alpine Club , Graz, 1895.
- Ludwig Norman-Neruda: About the nature of the technical difficulties of rock climbing . 1895.
- May Norman-Neruda (Ed.): The Climbs of Norman-Neruda and with an account of his last climb by May Norman-Neruda , Fisher Unwin, London 1899.
- May Norman-Neruda (Ed.): Mountain drives from Norman-Neruda . Bruckmann, Munich 1901. (The sixteen essays combined here, which deal with experiences on difficult alpine tours as well as theoretical considerations about mountaineering, are described by the author The last mountain journey ahead, in which she describes the fall of her husband.)
- R. Hösch: Norman-Neruda Ludwig. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 151 f. (Direct links on p. 151 , p. 152 ).
Web links
(In it: article by his wife May about the death of Norman-Neruda and the five-finger tip as a type of fashion mountain )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Norman-Neruda, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Norman-Neruda, Ludvig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English climber, painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 1898 |
| Place of death | Ortisei in Val Gardena |