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Code	DS/UK/528
Name	Schlagintweit; Hermann Rudolph Alfred von (1826-1882); explorer
Dates and Places	b.13 May 1826; d.19 Jan 1882
Surname	Schlagintweit
Forenames	Hermann Rudolph Alfred von
History	Schlagintweit was a German explorer of Central Asia. In 1846-1848, with his brother Adolf Schlagintweit, he published a scientific study of the Alps. In 1854, Hermann, along with his brothers Adolf and Robert Schlagintweit, was commissoned by the East India Company to make scientific investigations of the East India Company's territory, and to study the Earth's magnetic field. They travelled through the Deccan, into the Himalayas, Karakoram and Kunlun moutains. Hermann and Robert were the first Europeans to cross the Kunlun, and for this achievement Hermann received the title "Sakünlünski". Hermann visited Nepal before returning to Europe.
Rules	International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Source	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Schlagintweit(accessed 14/08/2020)
Source	VIAF: 5231031

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MCR/5/1/2	India: Miscellaneous	6 Aug 1878-25 Apr 1928

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