Carl Ritter

Geographer, Academic

1779 – 1859

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Who was Carl Ritter?

Karl Ritter was a German geographer. Along with Alexander von Humboldt, he is considered one of the founders of modern geography. From 1825 until his death, he occupied the first chair in geography at the University of Berlin.

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Born
Aug 7, 1779
Quedlinburg
Also known as
  • 卡爾·李特爾
  • Риттер, Карл
  • 卡尔·李特尔
Nationality
  • Kingdom of Prussia
Profession
Employment
  • Humboldt University of Berlin
Lived in
  • Saxony-Anhalt
Died
Sep 28, 1859
Berlin

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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