Victor Hecht
Victor Hecht (* 1847 Haslau near Eger , then Bohemia , Austrian Empire ; † June 16, 1904 in Linz ) was a lawyer and alpinist who made numerous first ascents and first ascents in the Alps.
Life
Hecht was born in 1847 as the son of August and Marie Hecht and grew up with his grandfather after their early death. He was already active as a mountaineer in the Alps during his law studies at Charles University in Prague and his doctorate.
In the 1870s, together with local mountain guides - such as Hans Pinggera - he climbed several three-thousand-meter peaks , including in the mountain groups of the Hohe Tauern , the Lechtal , Zillertal , Ötztal and Ortler Alps , some of them on new routes or as a first climber. Hecht's companions were Karl Hofmann and Johann Stüdl , with the latter he was active on the board of the Prague section of the German and Austrian Alpine Club , where both were founding members.
His personal records listed "over 300 high peaks, including 100 peaks over 10,000 feet above sea level".
When Hecht had to bivouack unprepared on the Sassolungo in the Dolomites in 1890 , he contracted a severe nervous disease with symptoms of paralysis. In 1901 Hecht was also forced to resign from his position as court and court advocate in Prague and moved to Linz- Urfahr , where he died in 1904.
First ascents
- Hohe Weisse , Ötztal Alps (1871)
- Luckenkogel , Granatspitzgruppe (1871)
- Tschenglser Hochwand , Ortler Alps (1871)
- High Ice , Stubai Alps (1872)
- Liebenerspitze , Ötztal Alps (1872)
- Lodner , Ötztal Alps (1872)
- Middle Marzellspitze , Ötztal Alps (1872)
- Eastern Marzellspitze , Ötztal Alps (1872)
- Wildgall , Rieserferner Group (1872)
- Malhamspitzen Venediger Group (1873)
- Inner Schwarze Schneid , Ötztal Alps (1874)
- Mutkogel , Ötztal Alps (1874)
- Petersenspitze , Ötztal Alps (1874)
- Schwarzwandspitze , Stubai Alps (1874)
- Tiefenbachkogel , Ötztal Alps (1874)
- Zillerschartenspitze , Zillertal Alps
Works
- Victor Hecht: From Sulden to Stubai . In: Journal of the German and Austrian Alpine Association, Volume 5, Munich 1874, pp. 313–333 ( digitized version )
- Victor Hecht: From the Julian and Carnic Alps . In: Journal of the German and Austrian Alpine Association, Volume 14, Munich 1883, pp. 478–494 ( digitized version )
literature
- Hecht, Victor (1847–1904), mountaineer and lawyer. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1959, p. 233.
- EF Hofmann: Dr. Viktor Hecht . In: Prague section of the German and Austrian Alpine Club (ed.): Festschrift for the 60th anniversary of the German Alpine Club in Prague . Prague 1956, pp. 103–114 ( digitized version , PDF, 47 MB)
- German and Austrian Alpine Association (ed.): The development of the Eastern Alps . Volume 2 (The Central Alps west of the Brenner) , Berlin 1894
- German and Austrian Alpine Association (ed.): The development of the Eastern Alps . Volume 3 (The Central Alps east of the Brenner and the southern Limestone Alps) , Berlin 1894
- Gustav Gröger, Josef Rabl: The development of high tourism in the Austrian Alps . Publisher R. Lechner, Vienna 1890
Web links
- Dr. Victor Hecht - A life in the 2nd row . Short biography of Elfriede Klein with portrait of Hecht, July 2013. Accessed on September 9, 2013
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c German and Austrian Alpine Club (ed.): Obituary Dr. Viktor Hecht . In: Mitteilungen des Deutschen und Österreichischen Alpenverein , Volume 30, No. 13, 1904, p. 162 ( digitized version ).
- ↑ Official Gazette of the Ministry of Justice KK , Volume 17, parts VII, April 15, 1901 S. 106 ( ZDB -ID 216308-1 )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pike, Victor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pike, Viktor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Alpinist and lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Haslau near Eger , Austrian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 16, 1904 |
| Place of death | Linz |