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Franz Joseph Hugi

Known for	"father of winter mountaineering"

Academic background
Education	theology (1814–1818 natural science (1818)^[1]
Academic work
Discipline	geology
Main interests	glacier phenomena

Franz Joseph Hugi (1791–1855) was a Swiss geologist and teacher who was called the "father of winter mountaineering," and was author of two pioneer works on glacier phenomena.^[2]

References

^ "Franz Joseph Hugi". Dictionnaire historique de la suisse. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
^ "Hugi Glacier". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-02.

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Authority control databases
International	ISNI 2 VIAF WorldCat
National	Germany Netherlands
People	Deutsche Biographie DDB
Other	IdRef Historical Dictionary of Switzerland