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Peter Schenk the Elder

1660 - 1711

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Petrus Schenck, or Pieter, or Peter Schenk the Elder (baptized: 26 December 1660 – between 12 August and 17 November 1711) was a German engraver and cartographer active in Amsterdam and Leipzig. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Schenk the Elder is the 78th most popular geographer (down from 63rd in 2019), the 4,952nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,956th in 2019) and the 13th most popular German Geographer.

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Among GEOGRAPHERS

Among geographers, Peter Schenk the Elder ranks 78 out of 86. Before him are Ellen Churchill Semple, Carl O. Sauer, Arnold Henry Guyot, Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, Yuly Shokalsky, and Richard Andree. After him are Guillaume Grandidier, John Speed, Herman Moll, Anne Buttimer, Thomas Griffith Taylor, and Henry Schoolcraft.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1660, Peter Schenk the Elder ranks 23. Before him are Olof Rudbeck the Younger, Arnold Houbraken, Jakob Prandtauer, Grace Sherwood, Francis Hauksbee, and Gavriil Golovkin. After him are Jeanne Dumée, and Edward Lhuyd. Among people deceased in 1711, Peter Schenk the Elder ranks 15. Before him are Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro, Joseph Vaz, Élisabeth Sophie Chéron, Eusebio Kino, Philip William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, and Gerard de Lairesse.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Peter Schenk the Elder ranks 4,955 out of 7,253. Before him are Wolfgang Clement (1940), C418 (1989), Wilhelm Baumann (1912), Frank Ordenewitz (1965), Rainer Ludwig Claisen (1851), and Kurt Behrens (1884). After him are Inge Meysel (1910), Werner Peters (1918), Jens Weißflog (1964), Gustav Rose (1798), Günther Jauch (1956), and Volker Beck (1956).

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Among GEOGRAPHERS In Germany

Among geographers born in Germany, Peter Schenk the Elder ranks 13. Before him are Alfred Hettner (1859), Hans Meyer (1858), August Heinrich Petermann (1822), Adolf Stieler (1775), Anton Friedrich Büsching (1724), and Richard Andree (1835).

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