# Fritz Wiessner

> Fritz Wiessner was a German American pioneer of free climbing. Born in Dresden, Germany, he immigrated to New York City in 1929 and became a U.S. citizen in 1935. In 1939, he made one of the earliest attempts to conquer K2, one of the most difficult mountains in the world to climb.

*German free climber (1900–1988)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/fritz-wiessner

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** Germany
- **Born:** 1900-02-26
- **Died:** 1988-07-03
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Fritz Wiessner](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Wiessner)
- [فريتس فيسنر](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B3_%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%B1)
- [فريتس فيسنر](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B3_%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%B1)
- [Fritz Wiessner](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Wiessner)
- [Fritz Wiessner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Wiessner)
- [Fritz Wiessner](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Wiessner)
- [Fritz Wiessner](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Wiessner)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84738)

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