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Heinrich Berghaus

Heinrich Karl Wilhelm Berghaus (3 May 1797 – 17 February 1884) was a German geographer and cartographer who conducted trigonometric surveys in Prussia and taught geodesy at the Bauakademie in Berlin. He taught cartography and produced a pioneering and influential thematic atlas which provided maps of flora, fauna, climate, geology, diseases and a range of other information. He was a friend of Alexander von Humboldt and produced some of the maps used in his publications.

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Heinrich Berghaus

Heinrich Karl Wilhelm Berghaus (3 May 1797 – 17 February 1884)

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Born
1797.
Died
1884.
Nationality
Kingdom of Prussia.
Occupation
cartographer, university teacher, mathematician, botanist, geographical engineer (military cartographer), geodesist, writer and geographer.

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  1. 01Biography
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  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

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