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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

Henry SchoolcraftHenry Schoolcraft
28 March 1793, American
Geographer

Peter Simon PallasPeter Simon Pallas
22 September 1741, German
Explorer, Zoologist, Ornithologist, Scientist,
James RennellJames Rennell
03 December 1742, British
Geographer

Adam SedgwickAdam Sedgwick
22 March 1785, British
Geologist

Jedidiah MorseJedidiah Morse
23 August 1761, American
Geographer
Charles Marie de La CondamineCharles Marie de La Condamine
28 January 1701, French
Explorer

Alexander DalrympleAlexander Dalrymple
24 July 1737, Scottish
Geographer and hydrographer
William RoyWilliam Roy
04 May 1726, British
Cartographer, Engineer, Geographer

Joachim LelewelJoachim Lelewel
22 March 1786, Polish
Historian

Joseph NicolletJoseph Nicollet
24 July 1786, French
Geographer

Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'AnvilleJean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville
11 July 1697, French
Geographer

Conrad Malte-BrunConrad Malte-Brun
12 August 1775, Danish, French
Geographer
Philippe BuachePhilippe Buache
07 February 1700, French
Geographer

Robert SibbaldRobert Sibbald
15 April 1641, Scottish
Physician

Aaron ArrowsmithAaron Arrowsmith
14 July 1750, British
Cartographer

Anton Friedrich BüschingAnton Friedrich Büsching
27 September 1724, German
Geographer
Friedrich Benjamin von LütkeFriedrich Benjamin von Lütke
28 September 1797, Russian
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