Carl Ritter

Karl Ritter (August 7, 1779 – September 28, 1859) 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.

Personal facts

Carl Ritter
Birth dateAugust 07, 1779
Birth place
Quedlinburg
Date of deathSeptember 28, 1859

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External resources

  1. http://cybergeo.revues.org/index22981.html
  2. http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011000a.htm
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=LXgDAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false