Umberto Cagni

Umberto Cagni ( born February 24, 1863 in Asti, † April 22, 1932 in Genoa ) was an Italian explorer and admiral.

Life

Umberto Cagni was the son of a Piedmontese general. At the age of 14, he first entered the Naval Academy in Naples, then moved to Genoa Naval Academy, graduating in 1881 as a lieutenant. From 1882 to 1885 he was allowed on the warship Vettor Pisani participate in a world tour. From 1894 to 1897 he accompanied Luigi Amadeo of Savoy on the Cristoforo Colombo in another world tour. In 1897 they climbed the Mount St. Elias on the border between Alaska and the Yukon Territory in Canada. In 1899 he participated in the expedition Luigi Amadeo with the Stella Polare by Franz Joseph Land in part. In an attempt to conquer the North Pole, Cagni reached on April 24, 1900 the northernmost until then by a human trodden place at 86 ° 34 ' N, 64 ° 30 ' E. In 1901, he was therefore a corresponding member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei selected.

Early in 1909, he distinguished himself after the earthquake at Messina in the rescue operations, especially from.

In 1911 he led during the Italo- Turkish War, the first Italian landing force in Libya. In World War I he commanded a cruiser squadron, inter alia, a Fleet Command in Brindisi and the naval base at La Spezia.

Admiral Umberto Cagni retired in 1923 from active service. He then took a few honorary offices.