In the history of exploration, Friedrich Simony is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Friedrich Simony as Czech geographer and university teacher (1813-1896).
Friedrich Simony was born at Hrochův Týnec in 1813. His recorded nationality is Austrian Empire.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as geographer, university teacher and geologist.
Distance was the hardest problem of the pre-modern world, and it was solved by people willing to risk it.
Recognition followed: Hauer medal and honorary citizenship.
Friedrich Simony died in 1896, aged 83. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Hauer medal
- honorary citizenship
- Recorded as geographer, university teacher and geologist
