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(lou´g kôk) (KEY) , 1892–1964, Danish geologist and explorer, noted for his scientific work in Greenland. He accompanied Knud Rasmussen’s secon...
1883–1949, American economic geographer, grad. Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio. He studied forestry at Yale and agriculture and economics at the Un...
(zhäN bät st´ b rg nyôN´ däNv l´) (KEY) , 1697–1782, French geographer and cartographer. His maps of ancient geography, characterized by care...
1825–1911, American geographer and astronomer, b. England. From 1845 to 1895 he was on the staff of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. He charted (...
(ärt m´´ dôr´ s, f´ s s) (KEY) , fl. 103 B.C., Greek geographer quoted by Strabo. He wrote 11 books on his Mediterranean travels. Only fragment...
( m l´ f l ks´ g ty ´) (KEY) , 1864–1940, French geographer, an authority on Algiers, the Sahara, and the French African possessions. He explored...