Mathias Zdarsky [SEP] country of citizenship
Mathias Zdarsky
Mathias Zdarsky (; 25 February 1856, in Kožichovice, Třebíč District of Moravia, then Austria-Hungary, present Czech Republic – 20 June 1940, in St. Pölten, Austria) was an early ski pioneer and is considered one of the founders of modern Alpine skiing technique: Arnold Lunn described him as the "father of alpine skiing". He was probably Austria's first ski instructor. He was also a teacher, painter and sculptor.
Inspired by Norway's Fridtjof Nansen's 1888 crossing of Greenland,
, seventeen editions were published up to 1925.
Zdarsky is also thought to be the inventor of the bivouac sack. Mount Zdarsky in Antarctica is named for him.
References.
- Zdarsky, Mathias (1897) "Lilienfelder Skilauf-Technik" Hamburg: Verlagsanst OCLC 601422411
- Schlesinger, Paul (1942) "Mathias Zdarsky, the Pioneer of Alpine Skiing" "American Alpine Journal" pg 403-405
- Michael Ponstingl, "Mathias Zdarskys "Posen des Wissens". Zu einer fotografischen Kodierung des