John George Bartholomew
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1860 – 1920
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Who was John George Bartholomew?
John George Bartholomew FRSE was a British cartographer and geographer. As a holder of a royal warrant, he used the title "Cartographer to the King"; for this reason he was sometimes known by the epithet "the Prince of Cartography".
Bartholomew's longest lasting legacy is arguably naming the continent of Antarctica, which until his use of the term in 1890 had been largely ignored due to its lack of resources and harsh climate.
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- Born
- Mar 22, 1860
Edinburgh - Also known as
- J. G. Bartholomew
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Lived in
- Edinburgh
- Died
- Apr 14, 1920
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on July 23, 2013
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