Hermann Schlagintweit
German explorer
Died when: 55 years 251 days (668 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Hermann Schlagintweit, Sakünlünski (13 May 1826 – 19 January 1882), also known as Hermann Rudolph Alfred von Schlagintweit-Sakünlünski, was a German explorer of Central Asia.
Brothers Hermann, Adolph and Robert Schlagintweit were commissioned by the British East India Company to study the earth's magnetic field in South and Central Asia.
They were the first Europeans to cross the Kunlun mountains and the first to explore the region between Karakoram and Kunlun.
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