Wilhelm Reiss

Wilhelm Reiss (13 June 1838 – 29 September 1908) was a German geologist and explorer born in Mannheim.

Along with Angel Escobar, he was the first person to scale Cotopaxi in (1872),[1] and with vulcanologist Alphons Stübel, he was the first to ascend Tungurahua (1873).

He studied sciences at several German learning institutions, earning his doctorate in 1864 from the University of Heidelberg.

In 1866, with Stübel and geologist Karl von Fritsch, he conducted research in Santorini.

In April 1876 Reiss returned to Germany from Rio de Janeiro, with Stübel continuing scientific investigations in Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Bolivia.