Ludwig von Höhnel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ludwig von Höhnel

Austrian explorer

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1857

Place of Birth: Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 23-Mar-1942

Profession: geographer, explorer

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ludwig Ritter von Höhnel (6 August 1857, Preßburg – 23 March 1942, Vienna) was an Austrian naval officer and explorer.
He was trained at the naval academy in Fiume, then part of the Austrian empire.
His brother was the naturalist Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel (1852–1920).