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Hermann Buhl

1924 - 1957

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Hermann Buhl (21 September 1924 – 27 June 1957) was an Austrian mountaineer. His accomplishments include the first ascents of Nanga Parbat in 1953 and Broad Peak in 1957. He is one of the pioneers of the alpine style. Buhl was the father of Austrian-German writer, publisher, and freelance journalist, Kriemhild "Krimi" Buhl. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hermann Buhl is the 14th most popular mountaineer (down from 10th in 2019), the 343rd most popular biography from Austria (down from 293rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Mountaineer.

Hermann Buhl is most famous for being the first person to climb Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest mountain in the world.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Hermann Buhl ranks 14 out of 56. Before him are George Mallory, Wanda Rutkiewicz, Jerzy Kukuczka, Jacques Balmat, Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, and Edward Whymper. After him are Maurice Herzog, Walter Bonatti, Achille Compagnoni, Matthias Zurbriggen, Lino Lacedelli, and John Muir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Hermann Buhl ranks 88. Before him are Kenneth Waltz, Christopher C. Kraft Jr., Roza Shanina, Sverre Fehn, Bulat Okudzhava, and James Baldwin. After him are Claude Sautet, Milka Planinc, Leonid Kogan, Dorothy Malone, Rudolf Vrba, and Noboru Takeshita. Among people deceased in 1957, Hermann Buhl ranks 60. Before him are Mamoru Shigemitsu, Arnold van Gennep, Louis B. Mayer, Leo Perutz, Sacha Guitry, and Qi Baishi. After him are Rudolf Diels, Giovanni Battista Caproni, Harald Sverdrup, Kurt von Tippelskirch, Shoghi Effendi, and Johann Rattenhuber.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Hermann Buhl ranks 343 out of 1,424. Before him are Joe Zawinul (1932), Friedrich Gulda (1930), Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (1793), Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria (1878), Brigitte Bierlein (1949), and Archduchess Barbara of Austria (1539). After him are Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este (1915), Christine Nöstlinger (1936), Maria Leopoldine of Austria (1632), Toni Sailer (1935), Ernst Krenek (1900), and Paul Wittgenstein (1887).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In Austria

Among mountaineers born in Austria, Hermann Buhl ranks 2. Before him are Heinrich Harrer (1912). After him are Kurt Diemberger (1932), Peter Habeler (1942), Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (1970), and David Lama (1990).

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