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Curt von François

1852 - 1931

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Curt Karl Bruno von François (2 October 1852 – 28 December 1931) was a German geographer, cartographer, Schutztruppe officer and commissioner of the imperial colonial army of the German Empire, particularly in German South West Africa (today's Namibia) where he was responsible on behalf of Kaiser for the foundation of the city of Windhoek on 18 October 1890 and the harbor of Swakopmund on 4 August 1892. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Curt von François is the 69th most popular geographer, the 50th most popular biography from Luxembourg (down from 40th in 2019) and the most popular Luxembourger Geographer.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Curt von François ranks 69 out of 86. Before him are Torsten Hägerstrand, Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani, Richard Hartshorne, Doreen Massey, Ellsworth Huntington, and John Walter Gregory. After him are Aaron Arrowsmith, Nicolas de Fer, Ellen Churchill Semple, Carl O. Sauer, Arnold Henry Guyot, and Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1852, Curt von François ranks 100. Before him are Gérard Cooreman, Theo Heemskerk, János Csernoch, George Moore, Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak, and Joaquín Sánchez de Toca. After him are Felix Graf von Bothmer, Fulgence Bienvenüe, Daniel De Leon, Johan Ramstedt, Orest Khvolson, and Abdülhak Hâmid Tarhan. Among people deceased in 1931, Curt von François ranks 122. Before him are Albert Capellani, Eugen Schmidt, Emilio Aceval, David Belasco, Elsa Laula Renberg, and Ladislaus Bortkiewicz. After him are William Frederick Denning, Victor Bérard, Juan Zorrilla de San Martín, Kinue Hitomi, Cesare Burali-Forti, and Jetze Doorman.

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In Luxembourg

Among people born in Luxembourg, Curt von François ranks 50 out of 95. Before him are Anne Fontaine (1959), Paul Eyschen (1841), Jean Asselborn (1949), Léon Krier (1946), Johny Schleck (1942), and Lydie Polfer (1952). After him are William Justin Kroll (1889), Princess Sophie of Luxembourg (1902), Jean-Jacques Willmar (1792), Michel Scheuer (1927), Jacques Poos (1935), and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg (1963).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Luxembourg

Among geographers born in Luxembourg, Curt von François ranks 1. 

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