# Peter Aufschnaiter

_Austrian traveller, geographer, mountain climber and cartographer (1899–1973)_

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Last updated: 2026-10-19

> Peter Aufschnaiter was an Austrian mountaineer, agricultural scientist, geographer and cartographer. His experiences with fellow climber Heinrich Harrer during World War II were depicted in the 1997 film Seven Years in Tibet.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 2 November 1899 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78827#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kitzbühel ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78827#P19))
- **Died:** 12 October 1973 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78827#P570))
- **Place of death:** Innsbruck ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78827#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Austria–Hungary; Nazi Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78827#P27))
- **Occupation:** explorer; cartographer; geographer; rock climber; engineer; development worker ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78827#P106))
- **Political party:** Nazi Party (since 22 April 1933) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78827#P102))

## Questions

**When was Peter Aufschnaiter born?**  
Peter Aufschnaiter was born on 2 November 1899 in Kitzbühel.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Peter Aufschnaiter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Aufschnaiter) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q78827](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q78827) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Peter Aufschnaiter.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Peter_Aufschnaiter.jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Peter Aufschnaiter". DigiNepal. Last updated 19 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/peter-aufschnaiter. Retrieved 11 November 2026.