Josef Naus

Josef Naus, Karl Nauß or Nauß Joseph, ( born August 29, 1793 in Lechaschau / Tyrol, for other Reutte, † September 6, 1871 in Ulm) was a Bavarian Major General and surveyor. He became famous for the first ascent of Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze.

Life and career

Naus was the son of a judge and came from a family that was probably immigrated in the 17th century from Belgium or the Netherlands to Tyrol. As a young man Naus studied surveying. 1814/15 he was doing military service against Napoleon, he joined the Bavarian army.

With a group of officers and privates he had in 1820 commissioned to create the Werdenfels card for the Topographic Atlas of Bavaria. On August 27, 1820 it succeeded Naus, his assistant, Maier, and mountain guide, Johann Georg Tauschl the first recorded ascent of the Zugspitze.

In September 2006, the German Alpine Club (DAV) announced that a first ascent of the Zugspitze could have succeeded even before the mid-18th century. Basis of these speculations was the rediscovery of a historic map from the 18th century, which maps the Zugspitze region. This is what ways are up to the summits, but not unique to the Zugspitze summit. A time series with relatively realistic data for the path to the summit reinforced the conjecture. However, an ascent by hunters or smugglers not facing the card.

1824 Naus was Lieutenant. 1851 Naus was promoted to Major General and sent as commander of the federal fortress Ulm. In 1857 he went though in retirement, but was reactivated in 1866 and was appointed Quartermaster General and head of the Survey Office.

Filming

Was established in 2006 for the Bavarian Television filming summit, by Josef Naus treated the official first ascent of the Zugspitze ( Original Air Date April 8, 2007 ). In the domestic drama he has to contend not only with the adversities of nature, but also with the superstitious population. Josef Naus is embodied therein by John Zirner. Written and directed by Bernd Fischerauer responsible.

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