Alfredo Jahn

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jahn and the second or maternal family name is Hartmann.
Dr. Alfredo Jahn Hartmann
Born(1867-10-08)8 October 1867
Caracas, Venezuela
Died12 July 1940(1940-07-12) (aged 72)
Caracas, Venezuela
Scientific career
FieldsCivil engineering, botany and geography
Author abbrev. (botany)Al.Jahn

Dr. Alfredo Jahn Hartman (8 October 1867 – 12 July 1940) was a Venezuelan civil engineer, botanist and geographer. Jahn was a member of the Academy of History, the Academy of Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Naturalist of Venezuela and the Venezuelan Society of Natural Sciences and achieved the Order of the Liberator. He was also an explorer and mountain climber. There is a large cave named after Jahn, "Cueva Alfredo Jahn" [1] (The Alfredo Jahn cave). In 1911 he became the first person to ascend Pico Humboldt in the Sierra Nevada de Mérida in Venezuela.[2]

  1. ^ Antonio Suarez. "Monumento Natural Cueva Alfredo Jahn". Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Pico Humboldt". Retrieved 5 July 2010.