Weyprecht, Karl b. September 8, 1838 d. March 31, 1881 Explorer. He discovered Franz Josef Land, an archipelago north of Russia. On this expedition (1872 to 1874), his ship was caught in the polar ice and drifted for more than a year. On August 30, 1873, he sighted Franz Josef Land and spent the next year exploring the region. He eventually abandoned his ship and, after journeying for 96 days by sledge and small boat, reached Novaya Zemlya, an archipelago south of Franz Josef Land. In 1881, he died of tuberculosis. (Bio by: ZOOT) Friedhof Bad-Koenig, Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany Plot: Odenwald Hessen
b. September 8, 1838 d. March 31, 1881