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Date of Birth July 6, 1912
Date of Death 2006-01-07
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Country Austria
Profession Novelist
Horoscope Cancer

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Name Heinrich Harrer
First Name Heinrich
Last Name Harrer
Occupation Novelist
Birthday July 6
Birth Year 1912
Place of Birth
Home Town
Birth Country Austria
Birth Sign Cancer
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Father Not Available
Mother Not Available
Siblings Not Available
Spouse Katharina Haarhaus , Margaretha Truxa , Lotte Wegener
Children(s) Peter Harrer

Heinrich Harrer Biography

Heinrich Harrer is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on July 6, 1912 in Austria. As of June 1, 2023, Heinrich has a net worth approximately $5 Million. He was briefly the son in-law of German geophysicist He was briefly the son-in-law of German geophysicist and continental drift theorist Alfred Wegener..

This Austrian adventurer and writer is best known for his nonfiction books Seven Years in Tibet and The White Spider. He was also a member the first climbing team to climb the 13,000-foot Eiger peak in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps.

He was selected to be a member the 1935 Austrian Olympic ski team but was unable compete due to Austria’s boycott of that year’s Olympic Games.

His three brief marriages to Katharina Haarhaus, Margarethe Truxa and Charlotte Wegener were short.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Heinrich Harrer Net Worth

Heinrich is one of the richest Novelist from Austria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Heinrich Harrer's net worth $5 Million.

Net Worth $5 Million
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Source of Income Novelist
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House Living in own house.

He studied at Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria. His college studies were primarily focused on geography and athletics.

Heinrich Harrer Wife

According to our records, Heinrich Harrer married to Katharina Haarhaus , Margaretha Truxa , Lotte Wegener. As of January 12, 2023, Heinrich Harrer’s is not dating anyone.

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Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Heinrich Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Austria. Heinrich Harrer celebrates birthday on July 6 of every year.

Did the Dalai Lama meet Heinrich Harrer?

The Dalai Lama remained a friend of Harrer for most of his life. The Dalai Lama visited Harrer twice at his home in Carinthia for his 80th and 90th birthdays in 1992 and 2002. Their final meeting was last summer when the Dalai Lama visited Germany to award a peace prize.

Is 7 Years in Tibet based on a true story?

It is based on an autobiographical account by Heinrich Harrer, now 84, about his escape from a British internment camp in India and his trek across the Himalayas to Tibet, where he tutored the 11-year-old Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader.

How old was the Dalai Lama when he met Heinrich Harrer?

One of a handful of foreigners in Lhasa, Harrer soon caught the eye of the young 14th Dalai Lama, then aged 11. Before long he was coaching him in English and mathematics, fixing a broken projector to show the film of Henry V, and transcribing BBC news bulletins for the Tibetan government.

Why did Heinrich Harrer leave Tibet?

Harrer stayed for five years, eventually becoming a friend and tutor to the teenage Dalai Lama. In 1951, soon after the Chinese Communists invaded Tibet, Harrer left.

Who betrayed Tibet?

Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme
BornFebruary 1, 1910 Lhasa, Tibet, Qing empire
DiedDecember 23, 2009 (aged 99) Beijing, People’s Republic of China
SpouseNgapoi Cedain Zhoigar
AwardsOrder of Liberation (First Class Medal)

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