Gottlieb Samuel Studer (5 August 1804, Langnau im Emmental – 22 December 1890, Vienna) was a Swiss mountaineer, notary public and draughtsman. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Langnau im Emmental is a municipality in the district of Signau in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation “Alpinist” redirects here See also Alpinist (magazine Mountaineering is the Sport, Hobby or Profession of A notary public is an officer who can administer Oaths and Statutory Declarations Witness and authenticate documents
Studer was the son of Sigmund Gottlieb Studer. After the death of his father, the Studer family moved to Berne, where Studer was secretary to the cantonal justice and police department, later becoming prefect (Regierungsstatthalter) of the city of Berne. The city of Berne or Bern (, Berne, Berna, Romansh: Berna, Bernese German: Bärn) is the Bundesstadt ( Federal The Swiss Canton of Berne is Bilingual (Kanton Bern Canton de Berne and has a population of about 958000 Prefect (from the Latin praefectus, perfect participle of praeficere: "make in front" i [1]
In September 1843 he made the first ascent of the Wildhorn (3,248 m) in the Bernese Alps. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Wildhorn (3248 m is the highest peak of the Wildhorn group in the Bernese Alps. The Bernese Alps are a group of Mountain ranges in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland.
Together with the geologist Theodor Simler and Dr Melchior Ulrich, Studer was inspired by the establishment of the British Alpine Club in 1857 to form a Swiss counterpart. The Alpine Club was founded in London in 1857 and was probably the world's first mountaineering club. This led to the founding on 19 April 1863 of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) at a meeting in the Bahnhofbuffet Olten, the railway restaurant in the Swiss town of Olten. The Swiss Alpine Club (German Schweizer Alpen-Club, French Club Alpin Suisse, Italian Club Alpino Svizzero, Romansh Club Alpin Svizzer) is Olten is a City in the homonymous municipality of Olten in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland The club was 'a broader and more democratic association than the Alpine Club'. [2] Studer was president of the Berne section of the SAC from 1863–1873, and he was honorary president from 1873 to his death. [3]
In 1866 Studer left the service of the state and dedicated himself to the history of Alpine exploration. The years 1869–1871 were spent writing Über Eis und Schnee, a three-volume history of the climbing of the Swiss Alps.
Over the course of 60 years Studer climbed 650 summits, in the Bernese Alps, the Pennine Alps, the Dauphiné, the Tirol, the Pyrenees and Norway. The Pennine Alps (also Valais Alps) are a Mountain range in the western part of the Alps. The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois is a former province in southeastern France, roughly corresponding to the present departments ' of the Tyrol is a region in Western Central Europe, which included the present day Austrian state of Tyrol (consisting of North Tyrol and East The Pyrenees (Pirineos French: Pyrénées; Catalan: Pirineus; Occitan: Pirenèus; Aragonese: Perinés Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional At the age of 68 he climbed Mont Blanc; when he was 79 he climbed Pic d'Arzinol in the Valais; and at 81 the Niederhorn. Mont Blanc Massif The Mont Blanc ( French for white mountain) or Monte Bianco ( Italian 'White Mountain' also The Niederhorn (elevation 1950 Metres is a peak in the Swiss Alps in the Bernese Oberland near Beatenberg. [4]
The Studerhorn (3,638 m), a mountain in the Bernese Alps in the shadow of the Finsteraarhorn, is named after him. The Finsteraarhorn is the highest Mountain in the Bernese Alps range of the Swiss Alps and the highest mountain in the Bernese Oberland. It is connected to its much larger neighbour by the Studerjoch.
Bibliography
- Berg- und Gletscherfahrten in den Hochalpen der Schweiz, 2 volumes, Zürich 1859–1863
- Über Eis und Schnee, Berne 1869–1871
- Vol. 1: Nordalpen, pp. 535
- Vol. 2: Südalpen, pp. 580
- Vol. 3: Südalpen, Ostalpen, pp. 508
External links
An ascent of the Studerhorn north face (in German)
References
- ^ Bern - Der Studerstein
- ^ Claire Engel, Mountaineering in the Alps, London: George Allen and Unwin, 1971, p. 136
- ^ Bern - Der Studerstein
- ^ Bern - Der Studerstein
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