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Wilhelm Reiss

Wilhelm Reiss was a German geologist and explorer born in Mannheim. Along with Angel Escobar, he was the first person to scale Cotopaxi in (1872), and with vulcanologist Alphons Stübel, he was the first to ascend Tungurahua (1873).

Selected publications
Das Totenfeld von Ancón in Peru (Burial Grounds of Ancon in Peru), Berlin (1880–86) with Alphons Stübel; translated into English as "The necropolis of Ancon in Peru; a contribution to our knowledge of the culture and industries of the empire of the Incas", etc. • English Translation: The Necropolis of Ancon in Peru: A Contribution to Our Knowledge of the Culture and Industries of the Empire of the Incas, 3 vols : vol. 1, vol. 2, vol. 3 • Kultur und Industrie südamerikanischer Völker (Culture and industry of South American people), Berlin (1889–90) • Reisen in Südamerika (Journey in South America), Berlin (1890) • Geologische Studien in der Republik Columbia (Geological studies in the Republic of Colombia), three volumes; Berlin (1892–99) • Das Hochgebirge der Republik Ecuador (The highlands of the Republic of Ecuador), two volumes; Berlin (1892–1902) • Ecuador 1870-74: petrographische Untersuchungen (Ecuador 1870-74: petrographic investigations), Berlin (1901). ==Sources==
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