Occupation
GEOGRAPHERS
With 86 biographies, Geographers are the 76th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Baseball Players, Diplomats, and Geologists.
People
Pantheon has 85 people classified as geographers born between 276 BC and 1944. Of these 85, 3 (3.53%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living geographers include Yves Lacoste, David Harvey, and Vaclav Smil. The most famous deceased geographers include Aaron Arrowsmith, Emmanuel de Martonne, and Doreen Massey.
Living Geographers
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David Harvey
1935 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Yves Lacoste
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Vaclav Smil
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Deceased Geographers
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Eratosthenes
276 BC - 194 BC
HPI: 85.80
Strabo
64 BC - 23
HPI: 84.37
Alexander von Humboldt
1769 - 1859
HPI: 83.38
Gerardus Mercator
1512 - 1594
HPI: 80.12
Muhammad al-Idrisi
1100 - 1165
HPI: 79.40
Piri Reis
1470 - 1554
HPI: 76.77
Pausanias
110 - 180
HPI: 76.58
Abraham Ortelius
1527 - 1598
HPI: 76.34
Martin Waldseemüller
1470 - 1520
HPI: 74.02
Carl Ritter
1779 - 1859
HPI: 73.45
Ferdinand von Richthofen
1833 - 1905
HPI: 72.92
Wladimir Köppen
1846 - 1940
HPI: 72.08
Places
Most geographers were born in Germany (13), United Kingdom (9), and France (8). By city, the most common birth places were Paris (4), Saint Petersburg (3), and Venice (2).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as geographers in Pantheon are Strabo, Artemidorus Ephesius, and Eratosthenes. The concentration of geographers was largest during the Newspaper Era, which lasted from 1700 to 1899. Some birth or death locations for earlier geographers are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Geographers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Geographers since 1700.
