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Geographers

225 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

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Juan de la Cruz Cano y OlmedillaAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — South America map by Juan de la Cruz, 1775
Julius ReicheltAuthor · Maps and atlasesJulius Reichelt (5 January 1637 – 19 February 1717) was a German mathematician and astronomer who may have set up the first observatory in the city of Strasbourg.
Karl HaushoferAuthor · BooksKarl Ernst Haushofer (27 August 1869 – 10 March 1946) was a German general, professor, geographer, and diplomat.
Karl KořistkaAuthor · Maps and atlasesKarl Kořistka (also Carl Kořistka, Karel Kořistka; 7 February 1825 – 18 January 1906) was a Czech geographer, cartographer, mathematician and professor.
Karl Wilhelm Ludwig MüllerAuthor · Maps and atlasesKarl Wilhelm Ludwig Müller (Carolus Müllerus; 13 February 1813 in Clausthal – 1894 in Göttingen) was a German philologist and historian, best known for his Didot editions of fragmentary…
Kâtip ÇelebiPerson · Music memorabiliaKâtip Çelebi (كاتب جلبي) or Ḥājjī Khalīfa (حاجي خليفة) (1017 AH/1609 AD – 1068 AH/1657 AD) was a Turkish polymath and author of the 17th-century Ottoman Empire.
Leo BagrowAuthor · Maps and atlasesLeo Bagrow (born Lev Semenovich Bagrov; 6 July 1881 – 10 August 1957) was a Russian-born historian of cartography, founder of the journal Imago Mundi.
Leonard ChodźkoAuthor · Maps and atlasesLeonard Borejko Chodźko (1800–1871) was a Polish historian, geographer, cartographer, publisher, archivist, and activist of Poland's post-November-1830-Uprising Great Emigration.
Leonhard EulerAuthor · BooksLeonhard Euler (OY-lər; 15 April 1707 – 18 September 1783) was a Swiss polymath who was active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, logician, geographer, music theorist and engineer.
Lev GumilevAuthor · BooksLev Nikolayevich Gumilev (also Gumilyov; Russian: Лев Никола́евич Гумилёв; 1 October [O.S.
Lodovico GuicciardiniAuthor · Maps and atlasesLodovico Guicciardini (19 August 1521 – 22 March 1589) was an Italian writer and merchant from Florence who lived primarily in Antwerp from 1542 or earlier.
Louis Vivien de Saint-MartinAuthor · Maps and atlasesLouis Vivien, called Vivien de Saint-Martin, (17 May 1802 – 26 December 1896) was a 19th-century French geographer.
Luciano CordeiroAuthor · BooksLuciano Cordeiro (Mirandela, 21 July 1844 – Lisbon, 24 December 1900) was a Portuguese writer, historian, politician and geographer.
Marcus BakerAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Studio portrait of Marcus Baker
Mark MonmonierAuthor · Maps and atlasesAmerican Geographical Society's Osborn Maitland Miller Medal (2001)
Martin BehaimAuthor · Maps and atlasesMartin Behaim (6 October 1459 – 29 July 1507), also known as Martin von Behaim and by various forms of Martin of Bohemia, was a German textile merchant and cartographer.
Martin WaldseemüllerAuthor · Maps and atlasesMartin Waldseemüller (c. 1470 – 16 March 1520) was a German cartographer and humanist scholar.
Martin ZeilerAuthor · BooksMartin Zeiler (also Zeiller, born 17 April 1589 in Ranten, died 6 October 1661 in Ulm) was a Baroque era German author.
Martino MartiniAuthor · Maps and atlasesMartino Martini (20 September 1614 – 6 June 1661) was a Jesuit missionary in China. Born and raised in Trento, he worked as a cartographer and historian of ancient imperial China.
Matthew Fontaine MauryAuthor · Maps and atlasesMatthew Fontaine Maury (January 14, 1806 – February 1, 1873) was an American oceanographer and naval officer, serving the United States and then joining the Confederacy during the American…
Matthew H. EdneyAuthor · Maps and atlasesMatthew H. Edney is a British geographer who is both the Osher Professor in the History of Cartography, at the University of Southern Maine;[1] and the Project Director of the History of…
Matthias QuadEngraver · PrintsMatthias Quad (1557–1613) was an engraver and cartographer from Cologne. He was the first European mapmaker to use dotted lines to indicate international borders.
Michael van LangrenEngraver · PrintsMichael van Langren (April 1598 May 1675) was an astronomer and cartographer of the Low Countries. A Catholic, he chiefly found employment in service to the Spanish Monarchy.
Natalicio GonzálezAuthor · BooksJuan Natalicio González Paredes (8 September 1897 – 6 December 1966) was a Paraguayan politician and poet who served as President of Paraguay from 15 August 1948 to 30 January 1949.
Nicolas de FerEngraver · PrintsNicolas de Fer (1646 – 25 October 1720) was a French cartographer and geographer. He also was an engraver and publisher.
Nicolas SansonAuthor · Maps and atlasesNicolas Sanson (20 December 1600 – 7 July 1667) was a French cartographer who served under two kings in matters of geography. He has been called the "father of French cartography."
Octavie CoudreauAuthor · BooksMarie Octavie Coudreau (née Renard; 1867–1938) was a French explorer from Anais, Charente, and author of several books on French Guiana and northern Brazil.
Olfert DapperAuthor · BooksOlfert Dapper (January 1636 – 29 December 1689) was a Dutch physician and writer who wrote books about world history and geography although he never travelled outside the Netherlands.
Oscar BaumannAuthor · Maps and atlasesOscar Baumann (25 June 1864 in Vienna – 12 October 1899 in Vienna) was an Austrian explorer, cartographer and ethnographer.
Oscar Ferdinand PeschelAuthor · BooksOscar Ferdinand Peschel (17 March 1826, Dresden – 13 August 1875, Leipzig) was a German geographer and anthropologist.
Oskar von NiedermayerAuthor · BooksOskar Ritter von Niedermayer (8 November 1885 – 25 September 1948) was a German general, professor and a German spy.
PausaniasAuthor · BooksPausanias[1] (Παυσανίας; c. 110) was a Greek traveler and geographer.
Pavlo ChubynskyiAuthor · BooksPavlo Platonovych Chubynskyi (1839 – January 26, 1884), also anglicized as Paul Chubinsky, was a Ukrainian poet and ethnographer, best known as the author of the lyrics to the national…
Pedro de MedinaAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Cross-staff in Regimento de Navegación by Pedro de Medina, 1552. A goniometric instrument used to measure the altitude of stars.
Pedro Vicente MaldonadoAuthor · Maps and atlasesPedro Vicente Maldonado y Flores (November 24, 1704 in Riobamba, Royal Audience of Quito (today's Ecuador) – November 7, 1748 in London, England) was an Ecuadorian scientist who…
Peter Andreas MunchAuthor · BooksPeter Andreas Munch (15 December 1810 – 25 May 1863), usually known as P. A. Munch, was a Norwegian historian, known for his work on the medieval history of Norway.
Peter KropotkinAuthor · BooksPyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin (8February 1921) was a Russian anarchist political philosopher and geographer known as a proponent of anarchist communism.
Peter Martyr d'AnghieraAuthor · BooksPeter Martyr d'Anghiera (2 February 1457 – October 1526), formerly known in English as Peter Martyr of Angleria, was a Savoyard historian at the service of Spain during the Age of…
Petrus ApianusAuthor · Maps and atlasesPetrus Apianus (April 16, 1495 – April 21, 1552), also known as Peter Apian, Peter Bennewitz, and Peter Bienewitz, was a German humanist, known for his works in mathematics, astronomy and…
Petrus GylliusAuthor · BooksIllustration — Title page of Petrus Gyllius' 1535 translation of Aelian.
Petrus PlanciusEngraver · PrintsPetrus Plancius (lang; born Pieter Platevoet; 1552 – 15 May 1622) was a Dutch-Flemish astronomer, cartographer and clergyman.
Philip Johan von StrahlenbergAuthor · Maps and atlasesPhilip Johan von Strahlenberg (1676–1747) was a Swedish officer and geographer of German origin who made important contributions to the cartography of Russia.
Philippe BuacheEngraver · PrintsPhilippe Buache (born La Neuville-au-Pont, 7 February 1700; died Paris, 24 January 1773) was a French geographer, known for inventing a new system of geography and popularizing this topic.
Pierre JacotinAuthor · Maps and atlasesPierre Jacotin (1765–1827) was the director of the survey for the Carte de l'Égypte (Description de l'Égypte), the first triangulation-based map of Egypt, Syria and Palestine.
Pierre M. LapieAuthor · Maps and atlasesIllustration — Map of Asian-Eastern Turkey, Persia, Afghanistan, Balochistan, and Arabia by Pierre M. Lapie
Pierre PeytierAuthor · Maps and atlases
Piri ReisAuthor · Maps and atlases
Pius IIAuthor · BooksPope Pius II (Pius PP. II), born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini (Aeneas Silvius Bartholomeus;
Polemon of AthensAuthor · BooksPolemon of Ilium (fl. First half of the 2nd century BCE), also known as Polemon Periegetes (was an ancient Greek periegete, geographer, and antiquarian.
Pomponius MelaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Statue of Pomponius Mela in Ceuta, Spain, erected 2009
PosidoniusAuthor · BooksPosidonius (Ποσειδώνιος Poseidṓnios; "of Apamea" (ὁ Ἀπαμεύς) or "of Rhodes" (ὁ Ῥόδιος); c.
PtolemyAuthor · BooksClaudius Ptolemy (Πτολεμαῖος, Ptolemaios; Claudius Ptolemaeus; c. 100 – 160s/170s AD), better known mononymously as Ptolemy, was a Greco-Roman mathematician, astronomer, astrologer,…
Ramón Otero PedrayoAuthor · BooksIllustration — Ramón Otero Pedrayo.
Richard AndreeAuthor · Maps and atlasesRichard Andree (26 February 1835 – 22 February 1912) was a German geographer and cartographer, noted for devoting himself especially to ethnographic studies.
Richard HakluytAuthor · BooksRichard Hakluyt (1553 – 23 November 1616) was an English writer and priest. He is known for promoting the English colonization of North America through his works, notably Divers Voyages…
Robert DudleyAuthor · Maps and atlasesSir Robert Dudley (7 August 1574 – 6 September 1649) was an English explorer and cartographer. In 1594, he led an expedition to the West Indies, of which he wrote an account.
Rodrigo ZamoranoAuthor · Maps and atlasesRodrigo Zamorano (1542–1620) was a cosmographer of the royal house of Philip II of Spain.
Roland BonapartePhotographer · PhotographyRoland Napoléon Bonaparte, 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano (19 May 1858 – 14 April 1924) was a French prince and president of the Société de Géographie from 1910 until his death.
Salomo SachsAuthor · BooksSalomo Sachs (Šəlomoh Sachs; born on 22 December 1772 in Berlin; died on 14 May 1855) was a Jewish Prussian architect, astronomer, Prussian building official, mathematician, drawing teacher…
Samuel de ChamplainAuthor · Maps and atlasesSamuel de Champlain (lang; baptized 13 August 1574 – 25 December 1635) was a French explorer, navigator, cartographer, soldier, geographer, diplomat, and chronicler who founded Quebec City…
Sebastian MünsterAuthor · Maps and atlasesSebastian Münster (20 January 1488 – 26 May 1552) was a German cartographer and cosmographer. He also was a Christian Hebraist scholar who taught as a professor at the University of Basel.
Seydi Ali ReisAuthor · BooksSeydi Ali Reis (1498–1563), formerly also written Sidi Ali Reis and Sidi Ali Ben Hossein, was an Ottoman admiral and navigator.
StraboAuthor · BooksStrabo (64 or 63 BCc. 24 AD) was a Greek geographer who lived in Asia Minor during the transitional period of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.
Sven HedinIllustrator · IllustrationSven Anders Hedin, KNO1kl RVO, (19 February 1865 – 26 November 1952) was a Swedish geographer, topographer, explorer, photographer, travel writer and illustrator of his own works.
Tania López MarreroAuthor · Maps and atlases
Thaddäus HaenkeAuthor · Maps and atlasesThaddäus Xaverius Peregrinus Haenke (also Thaddeus Haenke; Tadeáš Haenke; Tadeo Haenke; 5 October 1761 – 4 November 1816) was a Czech botanist and explorer.
Tito Livio BurattiniAuthor · Maps and atlasesTito Livio Burattini (Tytus Liwiusz Burattini; 8 March 1617 – 17 November 1681) was an inventor, architect, Egyptologist, scientist, instrument-maker, traveller, engineer and nobleman.
Ubbo EmmiusAuthor · Maps and atlasesUbbo Emmius (5 December 15479 December 1625) was a German historian and geographer.
Vakhushti of KartliAuthor · Maps and atlasesVakhushti (ვახუშტი; c. 1696 – 1757) was a Georgian royal prince (batonishvili), geographer, historian and cartographer.
Vibius SequesterAuthor · BooksVibius Sequester (active in the 4th or 5th century AD) is the Latin author of lists of geographical names.
Vincenzo CoronelliAuthor · Maps and atlasesVincenzo Maria Coronelli (August 16, 1650 – December 9, 1718) was an Italian Franciscan friar, cosmographer, cartographer, publisher, and encyclopedist known in particular for his atlases…
Vladimir A. ObruchevAuthor · BooksVladimir Afanasyevich Obruchev (October 10 1863 – June 19, 1956) was a Russian and Soviet geologist who specialized in the study of Siberia and Central Asia.
Waldo R. ToblerAuthor · Maps and atlasesWaldo Rudolph Tobler (November 16, 1930 – February 20, 2018) was an American-Swiss geographer and cartographer.
Wilhelm SchickardAuthor · Maps and atlasesWilhelm Schickard is holding a hand planetarium (or orrery) of his own invention. It was painted in 1632, 8 years after his last calculating clock drawing.
Wincenty PolAuthor · BooksWincenty Pol (German: Vinzenz Xaver Ferrarius Poll; 20 April 1807 – 2 December 1872) was a Polish poet and geographer.
Yaqut al-HamawiAuthor · BooksYāqūt Shihāb al-Dīn ibn-ʿAbdullāh al-Rūmī al-Ḥamawī (1179–1229) was a Muslim scholar of Byzantine ancestry active during the late Abbasid period (12th–13th centuries).
Yi-Fu TuanAuthor · Books
Yuly ShokalskyAuthor · Maps and atlasesYuly Mikhailovich Shokalsky (Russian: Юлий Михайлович Шокальский; October 17, 1856 in Saint Petersburg – March 26, 1940 in Leningrad) was a Russian oceanographer, cartographer, and…
ZiryabAuthor · BooksAbu al-Hasan 'Ali Ibn Nafi' (Arabic: أبو الحسن علي ابن نافع, زریاب; c. 857), commonly known as Ziryab, was a singer, oud and lute player, composer, poet, and teacher.
Þorvaldur ThoroddsenAuthor · Maps and atlasesÞorvaldur Thoroddsen (6 June 1855 – 28 September 1921) was an Icelandic geologist and geographer.

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18th-century geographers32
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17th-century geographers26
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