Ferdo Lupša (1882–1945) – one of the first Western researchers of caves in Thailand

Authors

  • Andrej Kranjc

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/ac.v50i1.10084

Keywords:

Thailand, Ferdo Lupša, history

Abstract

Ferdo (Ferdinand) Lupša was born in a small village Drakovci, near the town of Ljutomer, in the North-western part of the nowadays Slovenia, in those times in Austro-Hungarian Empire. Upon concluding his studies, he became an engineer of geodesy. During his stay in Vienna, when he tried to persuade government to finance a polar expedition, he met Lange, a consul of Kingdom of Siam (now Thailand). The consul advised him to visit Siam. Six months later he visited Vienna again to sign the contract with “Siam Canals Land and Irrigation Company”. The contract obliged Lupša to stay for six months in Siam to study various places and environmental conditions.

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Published

2021-06-02

How to Cite

Kranjc, A. (2021). Ferdo Lupša (1882–1945) – one of the first Western researchers of caves in Thailand. Acta Carsologica, 50(1). https://doi.org/10.3986/ac.v50i1.10084

Issue

Vol. 50 No. 1 (2021)

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Letters

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