Eratosthenes was one most famous geographers of ancient world. The first spot has to go to the man who coined the term geography, Eratosthenes (c. 275–194 BC). He created one of the earliest maps of the known world between 276-195 BC, but his greatest contribution was the concept of latitude and longitude.
For Carl Ritter, Geography was an experimental science, thus he would engage in frequent fieldworks, observations and researches. Ritter was a famous German geographer, who, along with Alexander von Humboldt, founded the modern geographical science.
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, more simply called Alexander von Humboldt, was a notable Prussian geographer, explorer, and naturalist. He is widely recognized for his works on botanical geography which laid the foundation for biogeography.
Pei Xiu, the 'Ptolemy of China'Pei outlined six principles that should be observed when creating maps, two of which included the rectangular grid and the graduated scale for measuring distance. Western historians compare him to the Greek Ptolemy for his contributions in cartography.
Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography. Humboldt's advocacy of long-term systematic geophysical measurement laid the foundation for modern geomagnetic and meteorological monitoring.
Theresa May, former UK prime minister, and the Duke of Cambridge are just two famous figures who have studied geography. Others include Immanuel Kant, the philosopher; Alexander von Humboldt, the naturalist and explorer; Hugh Dennis, the comedian; and television presenter Chris Tarrant.
Mercator. Perhaps the most influential of map makers, the Flemish geographer, Gerard Mercator (1512- 1594) is famous for developing a map projection in which mathematical calculations translated the 3D world onto a 2D surface.
Definition. Fitzgerald, who first tried to define social geography in 1946, equated it with almost whole of human geography. J. W. Watson in 1957 defined it 'as the identification of different regions of the earth according to associations of social phenomena related to the total environment'.
James Rennell, (born Dec. 3, 1742, Chudleigh, Devon, Eng. —died March 29, 1830, London), the leading British geographer of his time. Rennell constructed the first nearly accurate map of India and published A Bengal Atlas (1779), a work important for British strategic and administrative interests.
Eratosthenes and Ptolemy are the two greatest ancient geographers.
Pages in category "Ancient Greek geographers"
- Agatharchides.
- Agathemerus.
- Alexander Polyhistor.
- Androetas.
- Androsthenes of Thasos.
- Apollas.
- Archelaus (geographer)
- Aristobulus of Cassandreia.
