Carl Ritter

Carl Ritter was a German geographer. Along with Alexander von Humboldt, he is considered one of the founders of modern geography, as they established it as an independent scientific discipline. From 1825 until his death, he occupied the first chair in geography at the University of Berlin.

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Who was born first?

• Carl Ritter and Zebulon Pike were born the same year
• Carl Ritter and Augustin Saint-Hilaire were born the same year
• Carl Ritter was born 1 year after Charles Alexandre Lesueur
• Carl Ritter was born 1 year before Jørgen Jørgensen
• Carl Ritter was born 1 year after Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent

Timeline

1. Charles Alexandre LesueurJanuary 1, 1778 – December 12, 1846
2. Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-VincentJuly 6, 1778 – December 22, 1846
3. Augustin Saint-HilaireOctober 4, 1779 – September 3, 1853
4. Carl Ritter (this page)August 7, 1779 – September 28, 1859
5. Zebulon PikeJanuary 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813
6. Jørgen JørgensenMarch 29, 1780 – January 20, 1841

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