Historedia
Person

Hans Meyer

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1889

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Hans Meyer, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Meyer and Purtscheller first reach the summit of Kilimanjaro

    1889

    Role: German geographer

    1. 1889 · Klute Peak, MawenziAttempt on Mawenzi

      Following the Kibo summit, Meyer and Purtscheller attempted to climb Mawenzi but retreated due to illness.

    2. 6 October 1889 · Southern rim of Kibo craterFirst Ascent of Kibo

      Meyer and Purtscheller reached the highest summit of Kibo on the southern crater rim on 6 October 1889.

Sources

  1. Hans Meyer (geographer) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-20
  2. Ludwig Purtscheller Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-25