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1996 Death - Terence Edward Armstrong, polar geographer, dies at 75

1968 Death - Omer CFL Tulippe, Belgian geographer, dies at 71

1965 Death - Franc Debenham, Australian geographer/geologer, dies at 81

1963 Death - George B Cressey, U.S. geographer (Crossroads), dies at 66

1952 Death - Aaro A Hellaakoski, Finnish geographer/poet, dies at 59

1950 Death - Isaiah Bowman, geographer/co-founder (Geographical Review), dies at 71

1948 Birthday - R J Bennett, FBA/geographer

1945 Death - Karl T Sapper, German geographer/geologist (Vulkankunde), dies at 79

1923 Birthday - Alice Coleman, geographer

1920 Birthday - Terence Edward Armstrong, polar geographer

1918 Death - Paul Vidal de la Blanche, French geographer, dies at 73

1916 Birthday - William Balchin, geographer

1912 Birthday - George Kimble, geographer

1912 Death - Richard Andree, German geographer (Andree's Handatlas), dies at 76

1908 Birthday - George Kimble, geographer

1907 Birthday - Phyllis Pearsall-Gross, British Geographer, A to Z Map Company

1906 Death - John A. C. Oudemans, Dutch geographer/astronomer, dies at 78

1905 Death - Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer/explorer, dies

1899 Death - Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer, dies at 80

1896 Birthday - George B Cressey, U.S. geographer, Asia's Lands and Peoples

1896 Birthday - Omer C F L Tulippe, Belgian geographer

1893 Birthday - Aaro A. Hellaakoski, Finnish geographer/poet, Jaapeili

1887 Death - Pieter JBCR van der Aa, Dutch geographer, dies at 54

1883 Birthday - Frank Debenham, Australian geographer/geologist

1879 Birthday - Pal Teleki-von Szek, geographer/premier Hungary, 1920-21, 39-41

1875 Death - Oskar Peschel, German geographer (Physicist Erdkunde), dies at 49

1869 Birthday - Karl Haushofer, soldier/geographer

1867 Birthday - Siegfried Passarge, German geographer, Cameroon, South Africa,America

1865 Death - Heinrich Barth, German historian/geographer (Central Africa), dies

1865 Birthday - Erich von Drygalski, Germany, geographer/glaciologist/Antarctic expl

1861 Birthday - Halford John Mackinder, Gainsborough Lincolnshire, geographer

1852 Birthday - Hendrik Blink, geographer, Van de Eems tot de Schelde

1845 Birthday - Paul Vidal de la Blanche, France, geographer

1833 Birthday - Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer/explorer

1832 Birthday - Pieter J B C R van der Aa, Dutch Indologist/geographer

1827 Birthday - John A. C. Oudemans, Dutch geographer and astronomer

1821 Birthday - Heinrich Barth, Hamburg Germany, geographer/explorer, Central Africa

1818 Birthday - Heinrich Kiepert, German cartographer/geographer

1815 Death - Nicolas Desmarest, French geographer (Volcanos), dies at 90

1808 Birthday - Karl [Theodor] Andree, German geographer/journalist, Globus

1807 Birthday - Arnold Henry Guyot, born in Switzerland, U.S. geologist, geographer, and meteorologist

1783 Birthday - Johann Heinrich von Thunen, economist/geographer/farmer

1782 Death - Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer, dies at 84

1781 Event - Thomas Hutchins designated Geographer of US

1726 Death - Guillaume Delisle, French geographer (Atlas geographique), dies at 50

1712 Birthday - Willem Bachiene, theologist/geographer/astronomer, Ecclesiastical

1700 Birthday - Philippe Buache, French geographer/cartographer, Contourlijnen

1697 Birthday - Jean-Baptiste-Bourguignon d'Anville, French geographer/cartographer

1689 Death - Olfert Dapper, Amsterdam historian/geographer, buried

1675 Birthday - Guillaume Delisle, Paris, France, geographer, Atlas Geographique

1657 Death - Hadji Chalfa/Katib Tsjelebi, Turkish geographer, dies at 48

1598 Death - Abraham Ortelius, Ortels/Hortels, South Netherlands geographer, dies at 71

1589 Death - Philipp Apianus [Bennewitz/Bienewitz], German geographer, dies at 58

1555 Death - Gemma Frisius, Frisian geographer/astronomer, dies at 46

1527 Birthday - Abraham Ortelius, Ortels/Hortels, born in South Netherlands, geographer

1508 Birthday - Gemma Frisius, Jemme Reinersz, Frisian geographer and astronomer

1507 Event - Geographer Martin Waldseemuller 1st used name America

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