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Johann Coaz

Illustration — Johann Coaz • Illustration — Piz Bernina • Illustration — Coaz and the Tscharner brothers on the summit of Piz Bernina during the first ascent, 13 September 1850 Johann Wilhelm Fortunat Coaz (31 May 1822 – 18 August 1918) was a Swiss forester, topographer and mountaineer from Graubünden. In 1850 he made the first ascent of Piz Bernina, the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps. He also gave Piz Bernina its name, after the eponymous pass.

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Johann Coaz

Landvermesser de:Johann Wilhelm Coaz, Erstbesteiger des Piz Bernina (1850)

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Born
1822 · Antwerp.
Died
1918 · Chur.
Nationality
Switzerland
Occupation
botanist · cartographer · forestry scientist · meteorologist · engineer
Education
Royal Saxon Academy of Forestry Tharandt

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Illustration — Johann Coaz • Illustration — Piz Bernina • Illustration — Coaz and the Tscharner brothers on the summit of Piz Bernina during the first ascent, 13 September 1850 Johann Wilhelm Fortunat Coaz (31 May 1822 – 18 August 1918) was a Swiss forester, topographer and mountaineer from Graubünden. In 1850 he made the first ascent of Piz Bernina, the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps. He also gave Piz Bernina its name, after the eponymous pass.

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