Home Scientists Wilhelm Filchner Wilhelm Filchner Scientist Wilhelm Filchner (September 13, 1877 – May 7, 1957) was a German explorer. Personal facts Birth dateSeptember 13, 1877 Date of deathMay 07, 1957 Place of deathZürich facebook tumblr linkedin twitter reddit google+ Search Topical connections Christiaan Snouck HurgronjeWriter Alexander von HumboldtScientist St. George LittledaleScientist John Weston BrookeMilitary person Alfred RitscherMilitary person Wilhelm Filchner on Wikipedia Wilhelm Filchner External resources http://books.google.com.au/books/about/1912.html?id=5O75DrnZiMwC http://www.awi-bremerhaven.de/AWI/geschichte/filchner.html