FRESHFIELD, DOUGLAS WILLIAM

1845–1934, English explorer and mountaineer. A prominent member of the Royal Geographical Society, he did pioneer climbing in the Caucasus, the Himalayas, and the mountainous regions of many other countries. He edited (1872–80) the Alpine Journal and wrote The Exploration of the Caucasus (1896), Round Kangchenjunga (1903), ItalianAlps (1875; new ed. 1937), a biography of H. B. de Saussure (1921), and Below the Snow Line (1923).

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Letters of Anne Thackeray Ritchie: With Forty-Two Additional Letters from Her Father, William Makepeace Thackeray
Book by Hester Ritchie; J. Murray, 1924
Subjects: Ritchie, Anne Thackeray--1837-1919--Diaries
...German War, 139 , 143 - 146 Freshfield, Douglas W., 164 _____, Mrs. Douglas, 187 ; letters from A...death, 173 _____, William, life of, 172 Gordon...Harcourt, Rt. Hon. Sir William, 109 Hardy, Thomas, letter...
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Thackeray
Book by Gordon N. Ray; McGraw-Hill, 1972
Subjects: Novelists, English--19th Century--Biography, Thackeray, William Makepeace--1811-1863
...Letters, I , 376. At his trial for the murder of William Weare, Thurtell was described as "a most respectable...I , 379-380. 15. Manuscript letter to Mrs. Douglas Freshfield Fuller . 16. Manuscript letter Ray . 17. Manuscript...
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The Gladstone Diaries - Vol. 4
Book by M. R. D. Foot, H. C. G. Matthew; Clarendon Press, 1968
Subjects: Gladstone, W. E--(William Ewart)--1809-1898--Diaries, Great Britain--Politics And Government--1837-1901, Liberal Party (Great Britain)--History--Sources, Prime Ministers--Great Britain--Diaries
...Williams Co--Sir J.G--J. Freshfield--Mrs C. Chisholm. 8 Visited Uncle...Farmers Estate Cttees. 10 Mary, nee Douglas, m. 1886 John Murray-Gartshore and...agricultural improvements. 4 Probably William Haughton, 1810-83; rector of S...
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Story of the Pall Mall Gazette, of Its First Editor Frederick Greenwood and of Its Founder George Murray Smith: Of Its First Editor Frederick Greenwood and of Its Founder George Murray Smith
Book by Frederick Greenwood, John William Robertson Scott; Oxford University Press, 1950
Subjects: Greenwood, Frederick--1830-1909, Pall Mall gazette, London, Smith, George Murray--1824-1901
...A., 27 , 161 , 407 . French Revolution , 66 . Freshfield, Mrs. Douglas, 78 . Friends in Council , 84 . Friendships Garland...Adam, 264 . Giffen, Sir Robert, 149 . Gifford, William, 122 , 278 . Gilbert, Sir W. S., 197 , 231...
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Hannibal: Soldier, Statesman, Patriot; and the Crisis of the Struggle between Carthage and Rome
Book by William O'Connor Morris; G. P. Putnams Sons, 1937
Subjects: Hannibal--247-182 B.C, Punic wars
...ought not to prevail. It should be added that Mr. Douglas Freshfield, a very competent authority, adopts the view that...the weight of evidence it, I believe, against Mr. Freshfield; and he makes Hannibal --what is not probable...
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The Politics of the Map in the Early Twentieth Century
Journal article by Michael Heffernan; Cartography and Geographic Information Science, Vol. 29, 2002
Subjects: Cartography, Maps
...Geographical Society, Douglas Freshfield, placed the personnel...Admiral (later Sir) William "Blinker" Hall...Boundary Specialist Douglas Johnson Columbia University...Fellows, particularly Douglas Freshfield, John Scott Keltie...


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British Trailblazers in the Trentino Dolomites
Magazine article by Lisa Gerard-Sharp; Geographical, Vol. 76, June 2004
...mountaineers, the names of Tuckett, John Ball and Douglas Freshfield trip off the tongue. The legendary Victorian...an expedition led by Francis Fox Tuckett and William Douglas Freshfield scaled the Pale di San Martino group, crossing...


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Deaths
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), August 7, 2009
...and Gary, Jude and Coral, William, Liz and Halle. GWILLIAMS...Love grandchildren Ann, William and Jane, GreatGrandchildren...0151 9286665. HODGSON -DOUGLAS, August 1, 2009. Peacefully...donations, if desired, to Freshfield Cat and Dog Sanctuary, C...


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encyclopedia articles on: Freshfield Douglas William  - 2 results

 
 
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Freshfield, Douglas William
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FRESHFIELD, DOUGLAS WILLIAM 1845 1934, English explorer and mountaineer. A prominent member of the Royal Geographical Society, he did pioneer climbing in...
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Mountain Climbing
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...challenges of all degrees of difficulty. William C. Slingsby led the way to the Norwegian mountains; Douglas W. Freshfield was one of the pioneer climbers in...1936, repr. 1966); D. W. Freshfield, The Exploration of the Caucasus...


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