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Peter Aufschnaiter
Born(1900-11-02)2 November 1900
Kitzbühel, Tyrol, Austria-Hungary
Died12 October 1973(1973-10-12) (aged 73)
Innsbruck, Austria
NationalityAustrian, Nepalese (After 1952)
Occupation(s)Mountaineer, agricultural scientist, geographer, cartographer

Peter Aufschnaiter (2 November 1900 – 12 October 1973) 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.

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