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
