Hans Heinrich Josef Meyer (March 22, 1858 – July 5, 1929) was a
German geographer from
Hildburghausen, who was the son of
publisher Herrmann Julius Meyer (1826-1909). Hans Meyer is credited with being the first European to reach the summit of
Mount Kilimanjaro 5,895 m (19,341 ft). Kilimanjaro has three peaks: Shira, 3,962 m (12,999 ft); Mawenzi, 5,149 m (16,893 ft); and Kibo, whose summit was reached by Meyer in 1889.