Erwin Raisz Scientist

Erwin Raisz (1 March 1893, Lőcse, Hungary – 1 December 1968, Bangkok, Thailand) was a Hungarian-born American cartographer, best known for his physiographic maps of landforms.

Personal facts

Birth dateMarch 01, 1893
Birth place
Austria-Hungary , Levoča
Date of deathDecember 01, 1968
Place of death
Thailand , Bangkok
Education
Columbia University
Doctor of Philosophy
Known for
Cartography

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Scientist

Field of study
Cartography
Geology
Geography

Topical connections

A. B. SpellmanWriter
Charles Dwight SigsbeeMilitary person

Erwin Raisz on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://designorati.com/cartography/history-13/2005/cartographers-erwin-raisz
  2. http://www.raiszmaps.com/biography.html