Douglas Freshfield

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Douglas William Freshfield (London, April 27, 1845 - Forest Row, February 9, 1934) was a British climber and a prominent member of the Royal Geographical Society.

He edited (1872–80) the Alpine Journal.

[edit] Publications

  • FRESHFIELD, D.W. Round Kangchinjinga (Kangchenjunga). In The Alpine Journal Vol. XX, no. 149 (August 1900).
  • Italian Alps: Sketches in the Mountains of Ticino, Lombardy, the Trentino, and Venetia, 1875, new ed. 1937
  • The Exploration of the Caucasus, London, Edward Arnold, 1896
  • Round Kangchenjunga: A Narrative of Mountain Travel and Exploration, Douglas W. Freshfield, London, Edward Arnold (Publisher to the India Office), 1903. Dedicated to Joseph Dalton Hooker.
  • The Life of Horace Benedict de Saussure (with the collaboration of F. Montagnier), London, Edward Arnold, 1920
  • Below the Snow Line, London, Constable and Co., 1923

[edit] Obituary

Obituary: Mr. Douglas Freshfield - Geographical Journal, Vol. 83, No. 3 (Mar., 1934) , pp. 255-256


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