Ernst Georg Ravenstein
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 110 years ago |
Date of birth | December 30,1834 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Frankfurt |
Germany | |
Date of died | March 13,1913 |
Died | Taunus |
Glashutten | |
Germany | |
Nationality | English |
German | |
Job | Cartographer |
Books | The Laws of Migration |
Russians on the Amur | |
The Russians on the Amur: Its Discovery, Conquest, and Colonization, with a Description of the Country, Its Inhabitants, Productions, and Commercial Capabilities . . . | |
Vasco Da Gama | |
The voyages of Diogo Cão and Bartholomeu Dias, 1482-88 | |
The Oarsman's and Angler's Map of the River Thames | |
Translations & Commentary on Martin Behaim's 'Erdapfel' | |
Strange Adventures of Andrew Battle Second of Leigh | |
The Laws of Migration, The British Isles | |
Known for | Human migration |
Awards | Victoria Medal |
Edited works | A Journal of the First Voyage... |
Parents | August Ravenstein |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 648645 |
Ernst Georg Ravenstein Life story
Ernst Georg Ravenstein FRSGS was a German-English geographer and cartographer. As a geographer he was less of a traveller than a researcher; his studies led mainly in the direction of cartography and the history of geography. Ravenstein was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, to a family of cartographers.