Friedrich Simony
Friedrich Simony (30 November 1813, Hrochowteinitz – 20 July 1896, Sankt Gallen) was an Austrian geographer and Alpine researcher.Initially trained as a pharmacist, from 1836 he studied natural sciences at the University of Vienna by way of influence from botanist Joseph Franz von Jacquin. In 1848 he became a curator at the natural history museum in Klagenfurt, and during the following year, served as chief geologist at the Imperial Geological Institute in Vienna. In 1851, at the University of Vienna, he attained the first professorship for geography in Austria. In this role, he conducted research in the fields of glaciology, climatology, speleology, ecology, hydrology, phytogeography, etc.
From 1840 he performed geomorphological and glaciological research of the Dachstein Mountains. In September 1843 he was the first to spend the night at the summit of Hoher Dachstein (2995 m); in January 1847 he was first to achieve a winter ascent of the peak.
He is credited as being the first to undertake systematic meteorological studies of the eastern Alps, similar to the research Horace-Bénédict de Saussure performed in the western Alps years earlier. He was a pioneer in the field of limnology; in 1844 he conducted depth soundings of the Hallstätter See, results of which, were published decades later in ''Atlas der österreichischen Alpenseen'' ("Atlas of the Austrian Alpine lakes", edited by Albrecht Penck and Eduard Richter, 2 volumes, 1895–96). Throughout his career, he conducted extensive investigations on the depths and temperatures of all the lakes in Salzkammergut.
In 1862 he was co-founder of the Austrian Alpine Club. Today, the organization owns a building known as the "Simony-Hütte" (Simony Hut, 2205 m). It is located near Hallstätter Glacier and is named after him. His name is also associated with several Alpine landmarks, such as: ''Simonykees'' (Simony Glacier), ''Simony-Scharte'' (Simony Notch), ''Simonyschneide'' (Simony Ridge) and ''Simonyspitzen'' (Simony Peaks). Provided by Wikipedia
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Published: 1862;, 1862
Superior document: Physiognomischer Atlas der Oesterrichischen Alpen : Sechs Blätter nebst Text IV.
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Published: 1862
Superior document: Physiognomischer Atlas der Oesterrichischen Alpen : Sechs Blätter nebst Text [Text]
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Published: 1850
Superior document: Enthalten in Sitzungsberichte der Philosophisch-Historischen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien 4. Band (Jahrgang 1850), 4. u. 5. Heft, Seite 338-340
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Published: 1869
Superior document: Enthalten in Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien : Aus der K.K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1869 59. Band, 1. Abtheilung (Jahrgang 1869), Heft 5, Seite 722-733, 1 Bildtafel
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Superior document: Physiognomischer Atlas der Oesterrichischen Alpen : Sechs Blätter nebst Text I.
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Published: 1871
Superior document: Enthalten in Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien : Aus der K.K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1871 63. Band, 1. Abtheilung (Jahrgang 1871), Heft 5, Seite 501-536
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Published: 1871
Superior document: Enthalten in Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien : Aus der K.K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1871 63. Band, 1. Abtheilung (Jahrgang 1871), Heft 3, Seite 193-200
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Published: 1875
Superior document: Enthalten in Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien : Aus der K.K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1875 71. Band (Jahrgang 1875), 1. Abtheilung, 4. Heft, Seite 429-440
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Published: 1850
Superior document: Enthalten in Sitzungsberichte der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien : Aus der kaiserlich-königlichen Hof- und Staats-Druckerei, 1850 4. Band (Jahrgang 1850), 5. Heft (Mai), Seite 542-544, 1 ungezähltes Blatt
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Published: [ca., 1850]
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Published: 1862;, 1862
Superior document: Physiognomischer Atlas der Oesterrichischen Alpen : Sechs Blätter nebst Text VI.
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Published: 1852
Superior document: Enthalten in Sitzungsberichte der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Classe der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften Wien 9. Band (Jahrgang 1852), 1. Heft (Juni), Seite 200-207
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Published: [1863]
Superior document: Sonderdruck aus Österreichische Revue 1.1863
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Published: 1862;, 1862
Superior document: Physiognomischer Atlas der Oesterrichischen Alpen : Sechs Blätter nebst Text II.
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Published: 1862;, 1862
Superior document: Physiognomischer Atlas der Oesterrichischen Alpen : Sechs Blätter nebst Text III.
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Published: 1859
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Published: 1862;, 1862
Superior document: Physiognomischer Atlas der Oesterrichischen Alpen : Sechs Blätter nebst Text V.