Alexander Burgener
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Alexander Burgener was a prominent 19th-century Swiss mountain guide and alpinist known for pioneering numerous difficult first ascents in the Alps.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alpinist
ⓘ
human ⓘ mountain guide ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennine Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | avalanche ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Switzerland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1845-04-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1910-07-08 ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Swiss ⓘ |
| familyName | Burgener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
alpinism
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Adolf Burgener
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cäsar Burgener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
guiding in the golden age and silver age of alpinism
ⓘ
technical innovation in rock and mixed climbing in the 19th century ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | accidental death ⓘ |
| name | Alexander Burgener NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
guiding leading alpinists of his era
ⓘ
pioneering difficult first ascents in the Alps ⓘ |
| notableWork |
first ascent of the Aiguille de Blaitière
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first ascent of the Aiguille de Triolet ⓘ first ascent of the Aiguille du Grépon (major route) ⓘ first ascent of the Aiguille du Plan ⓘ first ascent of the Dent Blanche south ridge ⓘ first ascent of the Grand Dru (Aiguille du Dru) ⓘ first ascent of the Lenzspitze north-east face ⓘ first ascent of the Täschhorn–Dom traverse ⓘ first ascent of the Weisshorn–Bishorn traverse ⓘ first ascent of the Zmutt Ridge on the Matterhorn ⓘ |
| occupation |
alpinist
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mountain guide ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Saas-Fee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Schöllenen Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Saas-Fee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedAsGuideFor |
Albert F. Mummery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clinton Thomas Dent NERFINISHED ⓘ J. Norman Collie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Petit Dru