Richard Kiepert
Richard Kiepert (born September 13, 1846 in Weimar ; † August 4, 1915 in Berlin ) was a German geographer and cartographer .
Life
After completing his academic studies, Richard Kiepert took part in the work of his father Heinrich Kiepert and also edited his academic legacy. He also published school wall maps , atlases and individual maps . Kiepert devoted himself in particular to the maps of Africa and published the German Colonial Atlas for official use in the protected areas (Berlin 1893) and a map of German East Africa .
Between 1875 and 1887 Kiepert edited the geographic-ethnographic journal Globus . Since 1877 he was the scientific director of Dietrich Reimer's cartographic institute in Berlin.
The Society for Geography in Berlin awarded Kiepert the Carl-Ritter-Medal in silver in 1908 .
Richard Kiepert died on August 4, 1915 at the age of 68 in the Fichtenhof Sanatorium in Berlin.
Works (selection)
- Map of Asia Minor . 24 sheets 1: 400.000, Berlin 1901 ff.
- German East Africa . 1 ct., Berlin 1898
literature
- Joseph Partsch: Richard Kiepert. Kiepert's share in Richthofen's Atlas of South China , 1915
Web links
- Literature by and about Richard Kiepert in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
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SURNAME | Kiepert, Richard |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geographer and cartographer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1846 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Weimar |
DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 1915 |
Place of death | Berlin |