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

Ludwig Bette (1961)
Ludwig Bette
1961
Alexander Timtschenko (1965)
Alexander Timtschenko
1965
Hannelore Borchers (1932 - 1990)
Hannelore Borchers
1932 - 1990
Ludwig Thiersch (1825 - 1909)
Ludwig Thiersch
1825 - 1909
Oskar Schlemmer (1888 - 1943)
Oskar Schlemmer
1888 - 1943
Hermann Baisch (1846 - 1894)
Hermann Baisch
1846 - 1894
Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1788 - 1853)
Ludwig Ferdinand Schnorr von Carolsfeld
1788 - 1853
Johann Philipp Ulbricht (1762 - 1836)
Johann Philipp Ulbricht
1762 - 1836
Hans Christiansen (1866 - 1945)
Hans Christiansen
1866 - 1945
Christian Eduard Boettcher (1818 - 1889)
Christian Eduard Boettcher
1818 - 1889
Emil Christian Rosenstand (1859 - 1932)
Emil Christian Rosenstand
1859 - 1932
Georg Wilhelm Issel (1785 - 1870)
Georg Wilhelm Issel
1785 - 1870
Georg Siebert (1896 - 1984)
Georg Siebert
1896 - 1984
Bernd Kirschner (1980)
Bernd Kirschner
1980
Miriam Vlaming (1971)
Miriam Vlaming
1971
Barbara Ehrmann (1962)
Barbara Ehrmann
1962