Edward Whymper

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explorer human illustrator mountaineer travel writer

Edward Whymper was a 19th-century English mountaineer and illustrator best known for making the first ascent of the Matterhorn and pioneering climbs in the Alps and Andes.

Aliases (1)

Whymper ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	explorer → human → illustrator → mountaineer → travel writer →
activeIn	19th century →
authorOf	Scrambles Amongst the Alps → Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator →
burialPlace	Kensal Green Cemetery →
climbed	Aiguille Verte → Alps → Andes → Antisana → Barre des Écrins → Cayambe → Chimborazo → Cotopaxi → Matterhorn → Mont Blanc →
countryOfCitizenship	England → United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1840-04-27 →
dateOfDeath	1911-09-16 →
dateOfFirstAscent	1865-07-14 →
familyName	Whymper →
father	Josiah Wood Whymper →
fieldOfWork	alpinism → topographical illustration →
fullName	Edward Whymper →
genre	mountaineering literature →
givenName	Edward →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
madeFirstAscentOf	Matterhorn →
memberOf	Alpine Club →
notableFor	first ascent of the Matterhorn → pioneering climbs in the Alps → pioneering climbs in the Andes →
occupation	author → engraver → explorer → illustrator → mountaineer →
placeOfBirth	London → United Kingdom →
placeOfDeath	Chamonix → France →
residence	London →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	Frederick Whymper →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carihuairazo → Chimborazo → Matterhorn → Whymper summit →	firstAscentBy
Edward Whymper ("Whymper") →	familyName
Edward Whymper →	fullName
Whymper summit →	namedAfter