Rudolf Kmunke
Research trip to Uganda (newspaper clipping from the German Reichsanzeiger from October 18, 1911)
Rudolf Kmunke (born March 25, 1866 in Vienna , † December 7, 1918 in Vienna) was an Austrian architect and explorer .
Houses built by Kmunke can still be found in Vienna at Ungargasse No. 51 (1905), No. 53 and No. 55 (1906), in Vienna Linke Wienzeile No. 42 and in Vienna-Josefstadt Wickenburggasse 17 (1897).
Private research trips took him to East Greenland and an expedition he led to Central and East Africa (October 1911 - April 1912). He climbed with Robert Stigler (1878-1975) on December 14, 1911 two peaks of Mount Elgon , the Wagagai and the Koitobos, which they called Kaiser-Franz-Joseph-Spitze.
Fonts
- Rudolf Kmunke: On polar bears and musk ox. Journal pages of the hunting experiences in East Greenland . Vienna-Leipzig 1910.
- Rudolf Kmunke: Across Uganda - A Research Trip in Central Africa 1911/1912 . Dietrich Reimer (Ernst Vohsen), Berlin 1913, p. 186 ( archive.org ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Architects Lexicon Vienna 1770–1945. Architekturzentrum Wien, accessed on December 21, 2018 .
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kmunke, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian architect and researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 7, 1918 |
| Place of death | Vienna |