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Chanler explored over 2,500 square miles (6,500 km) of previously unmapped territory, fixed the exact position of Mount Kenya, and viewed the Nyambeni hills, Chanler's Falls, and the Lorian Swamp, and mapped the course of the Ewaso Ng'iro River. Five specimens
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February 1907, he submitted a formal request to the navy for permission to marry Valeska von Ostéren (1870–1947) (permission was required as per Austrian naval regulations). However, permission was denied, because it was discovered that Valeska's brother had published an
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Hungarian and English, titled
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had passed to the south in 1889). On 30 January 1893, they were attacked by some 200 warriors of the
Wamsara (a subgroup of the Meru), who retreated after killing three porters. The expedition was eventually stranded in what is now the
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Steindachner, F. 1891. Bericht über die von Herrn
Linienschiffsleutenant Ritter von Höhnel während der Graf Samuel Telekis ostafrikanischer Expedition gesammelten Reptilien
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Balàzs Borsos, "Whose merit is it anyway? The
Evaluation of Count Teleki and Ritter von Höhnel's roles in the Teleki expedition to East Africa in 1887–1888." In
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Discovery of lakes Rudolf and
Stefanie: a narrative of Count Samuel Teleki's exploring & hunting expedition in Eastern Equatorial Africa in 1887 & 1888,
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Smithsonian were previously unknown species, including two species of butterflies, two species of reptiles, and Chanler's Mountain Reedbuck.
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centered on the turbulent years preceding the fall of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, providing insights into
African exploration, the
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Ildiko Simanyi, "Ludwig Ritter von Höhnel (1857–1942): Leben und Wirken." Master's thesis, University of Vienna, 1988.
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Höhnel's map of his travels with Chanler in East Africa, 1892–93.
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Route of Ludwig von Höhnel's travels with Teleki in East Africa.
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in 1887–1888. He and Teleki were the first Europeans to see
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Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft für Erdkunde zu Berlin.
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Ludwig von Höhnel in 1892, from a photograph taken by
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Through Jungle and Desert: Travels in Eastern Africa
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454:in 1907. He was the commanding officer of the
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957:Wiener Bezirkskulturführer Favoriten
192:Höhnel was the second-in-command of
708:("Meeting of 14 January 1893". In:
216:. Höhnel acted as the expedition's
212:, named after Prince Rudolf's wife
16:Austrian naval officer and explorer
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959:. Jugend & Volk: Vienna, 1985.
692:54, 2004, ISSN 0066-6513 S. 27–47.
572:Zum Rudolph-See und Stephanie-See,
518:Maximilian Daublebsky von Sterneck
135:Carl Ritter Medal in silver (1892)
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702:Sitzung vom 14. Januar 1893. In:
529:Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria
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626:"Ludwig von Höhnel (1857-1942)"
556:in Vienna was named after him.
245:, known as Höhnel's Chameleon (
143:Valeska von Ostéren (1870–1947)
1028:Explorers from Austria-Hungary
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861:Friedrich Werner von Ostéren,
397:, the future commander of the
267:Journey with Chanler 1892–1894
206:Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria
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180:Journey with Teleki 1887–1888
174:Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel
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690:Archiv für Völkerkunde.
536:Vienna Central Cemetery
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390:Tegetthoff
352:Later life
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