Ebenezer Teichelmann

Ebenezer Teichelmann FRCS (1859 –1938), known as 'the little Doctor' to his friends, was an Australian-born surgeon, mountaineer, explorer, conservationist and photographer in New Zealand.

He was a survivor of the sinking of the SS Marquette in 1915. He achieved 26 first ascents of mountains and seven first ascents, or crossings, of passes, cols, or saddles, and is credited with reviving climbing in New Zealand when the sport was almost dead.

A keen photographer, he used a full-plate glass camera, which was hauled up many mountains. His photographs were used in books and advertisements and helped to achieve conservation status for West Coast reserves.