Emil Trinkler

Emil Trinkler (19 May 1896, Bremen – 19 April 1931, Bremen) was a German geographer and explorer of Tibet and Afghanistan, the son of a tobacco trader.

Life and travels

Having fought in the World War I, Trinkler graduated in geography and natural science from the University of Munich in 1922. His exploratory journeys in Afghanistan, Kashmir and Tibet included close study of glaciers.[1] Among several books he published on his return to Germany was Im Land der Stürme (In the Land of Storms, 1930). His archaeological collections can be found in the Überseemuseum Bremen.[2]

Death and remembrance

Trinkler died as the result of an automobile accident near Bremen at the age of 35. A street in Bremen has been named for him.

Literary works

Tibet : Sein geographisches Bild und seine Stellung im Asiatischen Kontinen, (1922)
Through the heart of Afghanistan, (1928).,[3] translation of Trinkler's Quer durch Afghanistan nach Indien (1927)
The Stormswept Roof of Asia, translation of Trinkler's Im Land der Stürme (1930)

Notes

External links

Newspaper clippings about Emil Trinkler in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

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[1] "The Ice Age on the Tibetan Plateau..." (The Geographical Journal, Vol. 75, No. 3, March 1930, pp. 225–232). Retrieved 27 June 2019.

[2] Information from German Wikipedia. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

[3] REH Bookshelf - T Archived 2006-07-13 at the Wayback Machine at www.rehupa.com