Gerardus Mercator (1512 - 1594)

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Gerardus Mercator

Gerardus Mercator, birth name Gheert Cremer was a Flemish geographer and cartographer, best known for the map projection that bears his name.

Gerardus Mercator was the first to use this equiangular cylindrical projection for drawing a navigational chart of the world on 18 sheets (1569). The Mercator projection is remarkable in that it does not distort angles and shapes and only keeps distances at the equator. It is currently used for nautical navigational and aeronautical charts. Although modern historical cartographic research has established that this projection was used as early as 1511, it is only by Mercator that it has become widely used.

Date and place of birt:5 march 1512, Rupelmonde, Belgium
Date and place of death:2 december 1594, Duisburg, Germany
Nationality:Germany, Flanders
Period of activity: XVI century
Specialization:Cartographer, Geographer

Creators Germany

Günter Ferdinand Ris (1928 - 2005)
Günter Ferdinand Ris
1928 - 2005
Daniel Hopfer I (1470 - 1536)
Daniel Hopfer I
1470 - 1536
Johanna Flammer (1978)
Johanna Flammer
1978
Julius Anton Adam (1852 - 1913)
Julius Anton Adam
1852 - 1913
Käthe Münzer-Neumann (1877 - 1959)
Käthe Münzer-Neumann
1877 - 1959
Hans von Bartels (1856 - 1913)
Hans von Bartels
1856 - 1913
Hans Strohbach (1891 - 1949)
Hans Strohbach
1891 - 1949
Bernhard Moritz Girscher (1822 - 1870)
Bernhard Moritz Girscher
1822 - 1870
Karl Gatermann II (1909 - 1992)
Karl Gatermann II
1909 - 1992
Heinrich Eduard Linde-Walther (1868 - 1939)
Heinrich Eduard Linde-Walther
1868 - 1939
Corinne Wasmuht (1964)
Corinne Wasmuht
1964
Christa Näher (1947)
Christa Näher
1947
Hugo Köcke (1874 - 1956)
Hugo Köcke
1874 - 1956
Ulrich Beier (1928 - 1981)
Ulrich Beier
1928 - 1981
Rainer Hercks (1951 - 2005)
Rainer Hercks
1951 - 2005
Johannes Nawrath (1955)
Johannes Nawrath
1955
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