Carl Diercke
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Carl Diercke (born 15 September 1842 in Kyritz, Ostprignitz; died 7 March 1913 in Berlin) was a German cartographer.
Life
[edit | edit source]From 1863 to 1865, Diercke studied in Berlin. In 1875, Diercke started German geography atlas Diercke. Diercke was the first in the world to develop a world atlas without leaving his birth country[1]
In 1871, he married Hermine Marie Ottilie Lucas.
Legacy
[edit | edit source]Diercke was one of about 250 German brands selected in 2016 by Florian Langenscheidt, Deutsche Standards,[a] and Meiré and Meiré[b] to be recognized as "Brands of the Century" for having a strong brand.[4]
Literature
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See also
[edit | edit source]- Cartographic propaganda, the use of atlases for political purposes, as was common in Diercke's time
- Velhagen & Klasing, a publisher of another popular school atlas
- Westermann Verlag, a publishing company that continues to publish versions of Diercke's school atlas.
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ "The publishing house Deutsche Standards EDITIONEN GmbH publishes multilingual specialized in books on brands, corporate culture, family businesses, German industry, and other economic topics. ... Publisher is Dr. Florian Langenscheidt (Berlin). The publishing house is located in the creative district of Cologne-Ehrenfeld"[2] Deutsche Standards declared bankruptcy around 2016.[3]
- ^ See Mike Meiré and Marc Meiré.
References
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External links
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Websites for the active Diercke imprint at Westermann Gruppe:
- German website
- English website
- Imprint page at the Westermann Gruppe website
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