Carl Ritter

Carl Ritter (August 7, 1779 – September 28, 1859) was a German geographer. Along with Alexander von Humboldt, he is considered one of the founders of modern geography,^[1] as they established it as an independent scientific discipline.^[2]^[3] From 1825 until his death, he occupied the first chair in geography at the University of Berlin.

^ Lindgren, Uta. "Ritter, Carl Georg, Geograph, * 7.8.1779 Quedlinburg, † 28.9.1859 Berlin" (in German). Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
^ Hartshorne, Richard (1939). "The pre-classical period of modern geography". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 29 (3): 35–48. doi:10.1080/00045603909357282 – via Taylor & Francis.
^ Kerski, Joseph J. (2016). Interpreting Our World: 100 Discoveries That Revolutionized Geography. ABC-Clio. p. 284. ISBN 9781610699204.

[1] Lindgren, Uta. "Ritter, Carl Georg, Geograph, * 7.8.1779 Quedlinburg, † 28.9.1859 Berlin" (in German). Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved December 4, 2023.

[2] Hartshorne, Richard (1939). "The pre-classical period of modern geography". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 29 (3): 35–48. doi:10.1080/00045603909357282 – via Taylor & Francis.

[3] Kerski, Joseph J. (2016). Interpreting Our World: 100 Discoveries That Revolutionized Geography. ABC-Clio. p. 284. ISBN 9781610699204.

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Carl Ritter

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