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Carl Ritter

Quedlinburg 1779 - Berlin 1859
German geographer. Along with Alexander von Humboldt, he is considered one of the founders of modern geography
(Wikipedia)

Eduard Uhlenhuth
Bronzegießerei Gladenbeck (Friedrichshagen bei Berlin)
1865

Description

Bronze bust of Ritter, placed in a gothic turret.

Inscription(s)

Dem Meister der wissenschaftlichen Erdkunde

Carl Ritter,

geb. in Quedlinburg, 7. August 1779.

†

zu Berlin 28 September

1859.

Sculptor

Eduard Uhlenhuth (1821-1899), German pedagogue, chemist and sculptor.

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Brühl (Quedlinburg).
Über Land und Meer: Allgemeine Illustrirte Zeitung 14, no. 52, Sept. 1865, pp. 819-820.

Location (N 51°46'54" - E 11°8'13")

Item Code: desa064; Photograph: 11 August 2013
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