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Ludwig von Höhnel
Austrian naval officer and explorer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ludwig Ritter von Höhnel (6 August 1857, Preßburg – 23 March 1942, Vienna)[1] was an Austrian naval officer and explorer.[2] He was trained at the naval academy in Fiume, then part of the Austrian empire. His brother was the naturalist Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel (1852–1920).
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![]() Ludwig von Höhnel in 1892, from a photograph taken by William A. Chanler. | |
Born | (1857-08-06)6 August 1857 Preßburg |
Died | 23 March 1942(1942-03-23) (aged 84) Vienna |
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Allegiance | Austria-Hungary |
Service/ | Navy |
Years of service | 1877–1909 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Awards | Carl Ritter Medal in silver (1892) |
Spouse(s) | Valeska von Ostéren (1870–1947) |
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