Georg Bilgeri


Georg Bilgeri
Born(1873-10-11)October 11, 1873
Bregenz, Austria-Hungary
DiedDecember 4, 1934(1934-12-04) (aged 61)
Patscherkofel, Federal State of Austria
Buried
St. Gallus Cemetery, Bregenz
Allegiance Austria-Hungary
Service / branchAustro-Hungarian Army
Years of service1894–1920
RankOberst
Battles / warsWorld War I
Other workGendarmerie, ski school

Georg Bilgeri (11 October 1873 – 4 December 1934) was an officer in the Austro–Hungarian Army, mountaineer, and Austrian pioneer of skiing.[1] Bilgeri learned to ski in Gargellen about 1893.[2]

  1. ^ "Bilgeri, Georg" at Austria-Forum
  2. ^ Kirnbauer, Gudrun (2001) Skipionier Georg Bilgeri Graz: Verlag Neugebauer ISBN 9783853760666