Franz Joseph Hugi

Franz Joseph Hugi
Known for"father of winter mountaineering"
Academic background
Educationtheology (1814–1818
natural science (1818)
Academic work
Disciplinegeology
Main interestsglacier 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.

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