Walter Behrmann

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The earth in Behrmann projection

Walter Emmerich Behrmann (born May 22, 1882 in Oldenburg , † May 3, 1955 in Berlin ) was a German geographer .

Life

During his studies in Göttingen, Behrmann became a member of the Schwarzburgbund - Association of Burschenschaft Germania in 1901 . He was a professor in Frankfurt am Main and Berlin. In 1910, while still working as an assistant at the Geographical Institute in Berlin, he presented an equal-area cylinder projection with the standard latitude of 30 ° N and S ("Behrmann cylinder projection"), which is still used today. In 1912/1913 he took part in an expedition to explore German New Guinea (now Papua New Guinea ). In 1940 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina Scholars' Academy .

Works

A selection of the most important works by Walter Behrmann:

  • The best known equal area projection of the whole earth , Verlag Justus Perthes, Gotha 1910.
  • Australia and Oceania in nature, culture and economy. Antarctica (together with Walter Geisler and Erich von Drygalski ), Verlag Athenaion, Potsdam 1930.
  • The wonder of the wide world. A geographer's experiences in far and near , Verlag Walter de Gruyter & Co, Berlin 1956.

Awards and prizes (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hermann Goebel (ed.): Directory of members of the Schwarzburgbund. 8th edition, Frankfurt am Main 1930, p. 51 No. 175.
  2. ↑ Behrmann, Walter. 1922. In the Sepik river basin. A German research trip to New Guinea. Berlin: August Scherl. 359 pp.
personal data
SURNAME Behrmann, Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Behrmann, Walter Emmerich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German geographer
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Oldenburg
DATE OF DEATH May 3, 1955
Place of death Berlin