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Hermann von Wissmann (geographer)

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35:(with the same name). He studied in geography in Vienna and then made a name for himself with his research work concerning the problem of hill farmers in Ennstal. Between 1931 and 1939 he launched a number of expeditions, accompanied by Daniel van der Meulen (1894–1989) to South Arabia, an area which would become the main emphasis of his research. He busied himself with the ancient geography and history of this region and developed a chronology for 50:
for a while, was one of the last true explorers, working in the style of the second age of discovery: he undertook long journeys by caravan, during which he worked with a compass and a pedometer, recording what he saw with a pencil. Finally, until his retirement in 1958, he was a full professor for
120:. II. Das Grossreich der Sabäer bis zu seinem Ende im frühen 4. Jahrhundert v. Chr. (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Philosophisch-historische Klasse. Sitzungsberichte, Vol. 402, edited by Walter W. Müller) Verlag der österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien, Vienna 1982, 85:(Abhandlungen der geistes- und sozialwissenschaftlichen Klasse der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur in Mainz, year 1952, No. 4). Verlag der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur in Mainz, Mainz 1953 145: 91:. (Sammlung Eduard Glaser, Nr. III = Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, philosophisch-historische Klasse, Sitzungsberichte, Band 246) Böhlaus, Wien 1964 140:
Friedrich Huttenlocher, "Weg und Werk Hermann von Wissmanns," in: A. Leidelmair (Ed.): Hermann von Wissmann-Festschrift, Tübingen 1962, pp 11–34.
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Daniel van der Meulen, "Mit Hermann von Wissmann in Südarabien," in: Leidelmair (Ed.): Hermann von Wissmann-Festschrift, Tübingen 1962, pp 35–41
217: 68:"Die bäuerliche Besiedlung und Verödung des mittleren Ennstales. Ein Beitrag zur Siedlungsgeographie der Ostalpen," in Petermanns 162: 101: 39:. He was in effect the strongest advocate for the so-called ‘Long Chronology’, which maintains that the beginnings of the 222: 125: 212: 207: 202: 137:
Helmut Blume, "Hermann von Wissmanns Beitrag zur Arabienforschung," in: GZ 68 (1980), pp. 161–172
197: 52: 108:. II. Principat. Neunter Band, Erster Halbband, De Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1976, Pp. 308–544 36: 172: 166: 192: 187: 8: 121: 32: 19:(2 September 1895 – 5 September 1979) was a German-Austrian explorer of Arabia. 181: 100:"Die Geschichte des Sabäerreiches und der Feldzug des Aelius Gallus," in: 56: 28: 40: 83:
Beiträge zur historischen Geographie des vorislamischen Südarabien
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Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft
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Wissmann, who also explored the south Chinese Province of
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A. Leidelmair; "Hermann von Wissmann zum Gedenken," in:
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Index of Wissmann's works in the State Library, Berlin
89:Zur Geschichte und Landeskunde von Alt-Südarabien 179: 112:Das Weihrauchland Sa’kalan, Samarum und Moscha 163:Literature by and about Hermann von Wissmann 95:Arabien. Dokumente zur Entdeckungsgeschichte 106:Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt 180: 76:Süd-Yünnan als Teilraum Südostasiens 13: 43:date back to the 8th century BCE. 14: 234: 156: 31:the son of the African explorer 218:German male non-fiction writers 1: 149:122 (1980), pp. 148–153. 131: 7: 10: 239: 70:Geographische Mitteilungen 78:, Heidelberg et al. 1943. 27:Von Wissmann was born in 223:20th-century geographers 97:, Vol. l, Stuttgart 1965 62: 167:German National Library 118:Die Geschichte von Saba 22: 72:3, 4 (1927), S. 65-69. 53:University of Tübingen 37:ancient South Arabia 33:Hermann von Wissmann 17:Hermann von Wissmann 213:Explorers of Arabia 208:German orientalists 102:Hildegard Temporini 81:With Maria Höfner, 203:German geographers 51:geography at the 230: 198:German explorers 238: 237: 233: 232: 231: 229: 228: 227: 178: 177: 159: 134: 65: 41:Sabaean Kingdom 25: 12: 11: 5: 236: 226: 225: 220: 215: 210: 205: 200: 195: 190: 176: 175: 170: 158: 157:External links 155: 154: 153: 150: 141: 138: 133: 130: 129: 128: 115: 109: 98: 92: 86: 79: 73: 64: 61: 24: 21: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 235: 224: 221: 219: 216: 214: 211: 209: 206: 204: 201: 199: 196: 194: 191: 189: 186: 185: 183: 174: 171: 168: 164: 161: 160: 151: 148: 147: 142: 139: 136: 135: 127: 123: 119: 116: 113: 110: 107: 103: 99: 96: 93: 90: 87: 84: 80: 77: 74: 71: 67: 66: 60: 58: 55:. He died in 54: 49: 44: 42: 38: 34: 30: 20: 18: 144: 117: 114:, Viena 1977 111: 105: 94: 88: 82: 75: 69: 45: 26: 16: 15: 193:1979 deaths 188:1895 births 57:Zell am See 182:Categories 126:3700105169 169:catalogue 132:Biography 29:Etzweiler 165:in the 124:  48:Yunnan 63:Works 122:ISBN 23:Life 184:: 104:, 59:.

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Etzweiler
Hermann von Wissmann
ancient South Arabia
Sabaean Kingdom
Yunnan
University of Tübingen
Zell am See
Hildegard Temporini
ISBN
3700105169
Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft
Literature by and about Hermann von Wissmann
German National Library
Index of Wissmann's works in the State Library, Berlin
Categories
1895 births
1979 deaths
German explorers
German geographers
German orientalists
Explorers of Arabia
German male non-fiction writers
20th-century geographers

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