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
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on July 23, 2013
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