The first explorer to record the existence of these ruins was Dr. Gustav Fischer, who passed them on July 5, 1883, and compared them to the tumbled-down walls of ancient castles.
The common name and scientific name commemorate the German explorer Gustav Fischer.
He is commemorated in the names of a number of animals, including Fischer's Lovebird, Agapornis fischeri.
Gustav Mahler | Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau | Gustav Klimt | Gustav Holst | Bobby Fischer | Gustav III of Sweden | Gustav I of Sweden | Gustav Meyrink | Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle | Jenna Fischer | Julia Fischer | Gustav Stresemann | Urs Fischer | Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach | Gustav Noske | Hermann Emil Fischer | Gustav III | Gustav, Hereditary Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | Gustav Fischer | Fischer | Joschka Fischer | Hurricane Gustav | Gustav Nossal | Gustav Meier | Gustav Hertzberg | Gustav Albrecht, 5th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg | Eugen Fischer | Emil Fischer | Thierry Fischer | John Martin Fischer |
She is the fifth Swiss sportsperson to compete at five Olympics, after middle-distance runner Paul Martin, equestrians Henri Chammartin and Gustav Fischer, and javelin thrower Urs von Wartburg.
The English and scientific names commemorate the German explorer Gustav Fischer.
She is, jointly with equestrian Markus Fuchs, the seventh Swiss sportsperson to compete at five Olympics, after middle-distance runner Paul Martin, equestrians Henri Chammartin and Gustav Fischer, javelin thrower Urs von Wartburg, equestrian Christine Stückelberger, and Alpine skier Paul Accola.
He is the fourth sportsperson to compete for Switzerland at five Olympics, after middle-distance runner Paul Martin and equestrians Henri Chammartin and Gustav Fischer.