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Hermann von Schlagintweit

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German explorer and naturalist (1826-1882)

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Hermann Schlagintweit, Sakünlünski, 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.

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1859Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
1859Gold medal of the Royal proof of gratitude

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Hermann Schlagintweit, Sakünlünski, 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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Germany
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Scientists
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deceased
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Lived 1826 to 1882 · aged 55
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