Mathias Zdarsky
(1856-1940)
Austrian ski pioneer
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Mathias Zdarsky (Czech: Matyáš Žďárský; 25 February 1856, in Kožichovice, Třebíč District of Moravia, then Austria-Hungary, present Czech Republic – 20 June 1940, in St. Pölten, Austria) was an early ski pioneer and is considered one of the founders of modern Alpine skiing technique: Arnold Lunn described him as the "father of alpine skiing". He was probably Austria's first ski instructor. He was also a teacher, painter and sculptor.
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25 February 1856 Kozichowitz with Trebitsch (Ko?ichovice, Czech Republic)
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20 June 1940 (aged 84) St. Pölten, Austria
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