Luis Trenker (born Alois Franz Trenker, 4 October 1892 â€" 13 April
1990) was a South Tyrolean film producer, director, writer, actor,
architect, alpinist, and bobsledder.Alois Franz Trenker was born on 4
October 1892 in Urtijëi, Tyrol (German: St. Ulrich in Gröden,
Italian: Ortisei) in the Austro-Hungarian Empire (in present-day
northern Italy). His father Jacob Trenker was a painter from North
Tyrol, and his mother Karolina (née Demetz) was from Urtijëi in Val
Gardena. He grew up speaking two languages: German, the language of
his father, and Ladin, the language of his mother. He attended the
local primary school from 1898 to 1901, and then attended the
Josefinum in Bolzano in 1902 and 1903. From 1903 to 1905, he attended
the arts and crafts school in Bolzano, where he developed his skills
as a woodcarver.In 1912, he entered the Realschule in Innsbruck, where
he studied Italian as a foreign language. There he began his middle
school studies. During his high school years, he spent his holidays
working for mountain guides and ski instructors. After his
matriculation examinations in 1912, Trenker studied architecture at
the Technical University in Vienna.
1990) was a South Tyrolean film producer, director, writer, actor,
architect, alpinist, and bobsledder.Alois Franz Trenker was born on 4
October 1892 in Urtijëi, Tyrol (German: St. Ulrich in Gröden,
Italian: Ortisei) in the Austro-Hungarian Empire (in present-day
northern Italy). His father Jacob Trenker was a painter from North
Tyrol, and his mother Karolina (née Demetz) was from Urtijëi in Val
Gardena. He grew up speaking two languages: German, the language of
his father, and Ladin, the language of his mother. He attended the
local primary school from 1898 to 1901, and then attended the
Josefinum in Bolzano in 1902 and 1903. From 1903 to 1905, he attended
the arts and crafts school in Bolzano, where he developed his skills
as a woodcarver.In 1912, he entered the Realschule in Innsbruck, where
he studied Italian as a foreign language. There he began his middle
school studies. During his high school years, he spent his holidays
working for mountain guides and ski instructors. After his
matriculation examinations in 1912, Trenker studied architecture at
the Technical University in Vienna.
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