Find out more about the greatest 18th Century Geographers, including Alexander von Humboldt, Charles Lyell, George Everest, Carl Ritter and Peter Simon Pallas.

Famous 18th Century Geographers

Alexander von HumboldtAlexander von Humboldt
14 September 1769, German
Geographer
Charles LyellCharles Lyell
14 November 1797, British
Lawyer

Carl RitterCarl Ritter
07 August 1779, German
Co-founder of Modern Geography

William HopkinsWilliam Hopkins
02 February 1793, British
Mathematician, Geologist

George EverestGeorge Everest
04 July 1790, British
Explorer, Geographer

Adam SedgwickAdam Sedgwick
22 March 1785, British
Geologist
Peter Simon PallasPeter Simon Pallas
22 September 1741, German
Explorer, Zoologist, Ornithologist, Scientist,

William RoyWilliam Roy
04 May 1726, British
Cartographer, Engineer, Geographer