Edward Whymper (1840 – 1911), British

Born on 27th April 1840 in London, died on 16th September 1911 in France, Edward Whymper was an English illustrator, mountain climber and world explorer. He is best known for his first ascent on the Matterhorn peak in 1865, where four members of his crew were killed while his expedition was descending back. The incident became legendary because of the controversy over the cut rope between the four victims and the three survived members of the expedition. The formal investigation did not reveal anything, while the incident was described in his book “Scrambles amongst the alps (1871) and later filmed on a movie.

As an explorer, Edward Whymper was known from his journeys to the Greenland in 1865 and 1872, South America in 1880 (exploration of altitude sickness in Ecuador, a study that brought him fame and prizes) and Canadian Rockies in 1900s. He wrote numerous books about these journeys.

As an illustrator, Whymper was coached to be a wood-engraver since his childhood. He started his artistic work in 1860 with his first journey in the Alps where he illustrated the Alpine drawings. Later, he produced illustrations for his own books.

Edward Whymper visited Aegean Macedonia in 1882, where he produced several illustrations depicting the daily live of Thessaloniki.

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Edward Whymper 1840-1911 Mosque in Salonika 1883 wood engraving.

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This lexicon is a result of my 15 years long period of researching & documenting the personalities and the artworks of the foreign painters, sculptors, illustrators, and photographers having visited different spots of the geographic territory of Macedonia, there having created works of art there over a 100-years long period i.e. between 1850-1950. Their presence and artwork in the Macedonian milieus represent a notable cultural heritage to the international linkage of the ethnic Macedonians as well as to all the ethnicities living in the picturesque territory of Macedonia and the cultures of modern-day countries spread over parts of the geographic territory of Macedonia. Witnessing the artistic contributions of the foreign artist, we are proud of their Macedonia-themed creative works and experiences. I believe that their artworks, having been inspired and created over the vast region of Macedonia, unite us all in these challenging times, and under the facts and the values of the artistic beauty.

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