Ludwig von Höhnel belongs to the record of exploration as a figure whose journeys changed what was known.
The record lists Ludwig von Höhnel as Austrian explorer (1857–1942).
Ludwig von Höhnel was born at Bratislava in 1857. His recorded nationality is Austria.
Nineteenth-century exploration turned inland - Africa, Asia and Australia - and was entangled from the start with empire, missions and the geographical societies that funded it.
He is recorded as explorer, geographer and botanist.
Exploration was always as much logistics as courage, and the logistics are what decided outcomes.
Recognition followed: Carl-Ritter-Medal.
Ludwig von Höhnel died in 1942, aged 85. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Carl-Ritter-Medal
- Recorded as explorer, geographer and botanist
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