Herbert Tichy
Herbert Tichy (1 June 1912 – 26 September 1987) was an Austrian writer, geologist, journalist and climber. • Illustration — Tichy's ice ax used on Cho Oyu (second from right) Along with Sepp Jöchler and Pasang Dawa Lama, Tichy made the first ascent of Cho Oyu on 19 October 1954. Tichy documented the climb in his book Cho Oyu, Cho Oyu: By Favour Of The Gods, published in 1957.
Herbert Tichy
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- Born
- 1912. · Vienna.
- Died
- 1987. · Vienna.
- Nationality
- Austria.
- Occupation
- journalist, writer, mountaineer, geologist and naturalist.
- Honours
- Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria and Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna.
- Languages
- German.
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Born at Vienna in 1912, died in Vienna in 1987.
The recorded working language is German. Distinctions recorded are Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria and Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the State of Vienna.
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- 1.https://www.bergnews.com/service/cho-oyu-tichy/cho-oyu-tichy.php
- 2.Wien Geschichte Wiki Herbert Tichy
- 3.Bundesarchiv R 9361-II/1136135
- 4.Hannes Stanik. Der geopolitische Blick in den journalistischen Arbeiten von Herbert Tichy 1940-1944. 2009-05.
- 5.Straßennamen Wiens seit 1860 als „Politische Erinnerungsorte“ (PDF; 4,2 MB), S. 295ff, Forschungsprojektendbericht, Wien, Juli 2013
- 6.Zeitschrift Die Woche, Heft 40/1935, S. 20ff.
- 7.Hannes Stanik. Der geopolitische Blick in den journalistischen Arbeiten von Herbert Tichy 1940-1944. 2009-05.
- 8.STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H. Zu wenig Anteilnahme an der „Volksgemeinschaft“.
- 9.Wiener Rathauskorrespondenz, 13. Dezember 1954, Blatt 2165 Wiener Rathauskorrespondenz, 15. Jänner 1955, Blatt 56.
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