Gerardus Mercator was a geographer, cosmographer and cartographer from the Habsburg Netherlands. He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based ...
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Gerardus Mercator
Geographer
Gerardus Mercator was a geographer, cosmographer and cartographer from the Habsburg Netherlands. He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing as straight... Wikipedia
Born: March 5, 1512, Rupelmonde, Kruibeke, Belgium
Died: December 2, 1594 (age 82 years), Duisburg, Germany
Grandchild: Gerhard Mercator
Children: Arnold Mercator, Rumold Mercator, and Bartholomeus Mercator
Academic advisor: Gemma Frisius
Education: Old University of Leuven (1530–1532) and KU Leuven
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Gerardus Mercator, orig. Gerard Kremer, (born March 5, 1512, Rupelmonde, Flanders—died Dec. 2, 1594, Duisburg, Duchy of Cleve), Flemish cartographer.
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Oct 19, 2023 · If you have ever seen a map of the world in a classroom or in an atlas, chances are you have seen the work of Gerardus Mercator, a 16th-century ...