Edward Whymper

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Gender	Male
Death	113 years ago
Date of birth	April 27,1840
Zodiac sign	Taurus
Born	London
	United Kingdom
Date of died	September 16,1911
Died	Chamonix
	France
Place of burial	English Cemetery, Chamonix, France
	cimetière anglais, Bois-Guillaume, France
First ascents	Matterhorn
	Chimborazo
	Aiguille Verte
Job	Illustrator
	Mountaineer
Known for	First ascent of the Matterhorn
Parents	Josiah Wood Whymper
	Elizabeth Claridge
Date of Reg.	2019-03-13 00:16:00
Date of Upd.	2023-05-25 00:30:56
ID	609830

The Valley of Zermatt and the Matterhorn: A Guide
Supplementary appendix to travels amongst the great Andes of the equator
How to use the aneroid barometer
Chamonix and the Range of Mont Blanc: A Guide
The Cost of Sport
Matterhorn: The Quintessential Mountain
A Hunter's Wanderings in Africa; Being a Narrative of Nine Years Spent Amongst the Game of the Far Interior of South Africa . . . with . . . Illustrations by . . . E. Whymper, Etc. - Scholar's Choice Edition
The Sea
The Ascent of the Matterhorn
Scrambles Among the Alps in the Years 1860-69
Scrambles Amongst the Alps
Travels Amongst the Great Andes of the Equator

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Edward Whymper Life story

Edward Whymper FRSE was an English mountaineer, explorer, illustrator, and author best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. Four members of his climbing party were killed during the descent.