Carl Diercke
Illustration — Carl Diercke • Illustration — Diercke-Commemorative plaque in Kyritz Carl Diercke (born 15 September 1842 in Kyritz, Ostprignitz; died 7 March 1913 in Berlin) was a German cartographer.
Also recorded as C. Diercke
Carl Diercke
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- Born
- 1842 · Kyritz.
- Died
- 1913 · Wilmersdorf.
- Nationality
- German Empire
- Occupation
- cartographer · geologist · pedagogue · geographer · botanist · publisher · teacher
- Fields
- geology · cartography
- Languages
- German
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From 1863 to 1865, Diercke studied in Berlin. In 1875, Diercke started German geography atlas Diercke. Diercke was the first in the world to develop a world atlas without leaving his birth country In 1871, he married Hermine Marie Ottilie Lucas.
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Carl Diercke (15 September 1842 – 7 March 1913) was a geographer, teacher and cartographer. Carl Diercke was born in Kyritz, Germany, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. For the place of death of Carl Diercke, Berlin-Wilmersdorf is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and Berlin by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
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Carl Diercke is recorded with the occupation cartographer. Recorded as cartographer, geologist, pedagogue, geographer and botanist.
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1842
Carl Diercke was born on 15 September 1842.
1913
Carl Diercke died on 7 March 1913.
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Diercke was one of about 250 German brands selected in 2016 by Florian Langenscheidt, Deutsche Standards, and Meiré and Meiré to be recognized as "Brands of the Century" for having a strong brand.
Literature
• Jürgen Espenhorst, Erhard Kümpel: Diercke, ein Atlas für Generationen. Hintergründe, Geschichte und bibliographische Angaben bis 1955. Pangaea-Verlag, Schwerte 1999,. • Illustration — Cover of 22. edition Diercke-Schulatlas
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