Carl Diercke

Carl Diercke.
Diercke-Commemorative plaque in Kyritz

Carl Diercke (born 15 September 1842 in Kyritz, Ostprignitz; died 7 March 1913 in Berlin) was a German cartographer.

Life

From 1863 to 1865, Diercke studied in Berlin. In 1875, Diercke started German geography atlas Diercke. Diercke was the first in the world to develop a world atlas without leaving his birth country[1]

In 1871, he married Hermine Marie Ottilie Lucas.

Literature

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References

  1. Company Diercke


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