Historical FigureMale
Gerard Merkator
1512 – 1594
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryGerardus Mercator was a Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer. He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing as straight lines—an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
March 5, 1512
Date of death
December 2, 1594
- Field and occupation
- vlámský kartograf, autor prvního mapového atlasu na světě
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