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'''Hermann Wagner''' (June 23, 1840 - June 18, 1929) was a German [[geographer]] and [[cartographer]] who was a native of [[Erlangen]]. He was the son of [[anatomist]] [[Rudolf Wagner]] (1805-1864) and brother to [[economist]] [[Adolph Wagner]] (1835-1917). |
'''Hermann Wagner''' (June 23, 1840 - June 18, 1929) was a German [[geographer]] and [[cartographer]] who was a native of [[Erlangen]]. He was the son of [[anatomist]] [[Rudolf Wagner]] (1805-1864) and brother to [[economist]] [[Adolph Wagner]] (1835-1917). |
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He received his education at the Universities of [[University of Göttingen|Göttingen]] and [[University of Erlangen|Erlangen]], and from 1864 to 1876, taught classes in mathematics and natural history at the gymnasium in [[Gotha]]. In 1868 he began work as an editor of the statistical section of the ''Gothaer Almanack'' for the publishing firm ''[[Justus Perthes (publishing company)|Justus Perthes Geographische Anstalt]]''.<ref name=WH>[https://books.google.com/books?id=1yXJBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT112&lpg=PT112&dq=%22+University+of+K%C3%B6nigsberg%22+Wagner+1876&source=bl&ots=IYxOEQ3L7b&sig=Y2Lk2OQFlWbIEEuXppwAuuQYCwM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9f4VVd2HMcnToATcp4L4Bg&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22%20University%20of%20K%C3%B6nigsberg%22%20Wagner%201876&f=false The Makers of Modern Geography (RLE Social & Cultural Geography)] by Robert E. Dickinson</ref><ref>[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Wagner,_Adolf 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Wagner, Adolf] biography</ref> Beginning in 1872, with [[Ernst Behm]], he was editor of the geographical/statistical review ''Die Bevolkerung der Erde''.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_wnM6AQAAIAAJ Archiv.org] Die |
He received his education at the Universities of [[University of Göttingen|Göttingen]] and [[University of Erlangen|Erlangen]], and from 1864 to 1876, taught classes in mathematics and natural history at the gymnasium in [[Gotha]]. In 1868 he began work as an editor of the statistical section of the ''Gothaer Almanack'' for the publishing firm ''[[Justus Perthes (publishing company)|Justus Perthes Geographische Anstalt]]''.<ref name=WH>[https://books.google.com/books?id=1yXJBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT112&lpg=PT112&dq=%22+University+of+K%C3%B6nigsberg%22+Wagner+1876&source=bl&ots=IYxOEQ3L7b&sig=Y2Lk2OQFlWbIEEuXppwAuuQYCwM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9f4VVd2HMcnToATcp4L4Bg&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22%20University%20of%20K%C3%B6nigsberg%22%20Wagner%201876&f=false The Makers of Modern Geography (RLE Social & Cultural Geography)] by Robert E. Dickinson</ref><ref>[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Wagner,_Adolf 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Wagner, Adolf] biography</ref> Beginning in 1872, with [[Ernst Behm]], he was editor of the geographical/statistical review ''Die Bevolkerung der Erde''.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_wnM6AQAAIAAJ Archiv.org] Die bevölkerung der erde</ref> |
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In 1876 he was appointed chair of geography at the [[University of Königsberg]], and in 1880 was named as successor to [[Johann Eduard Wappäus]] as professor of geography at the [[University of Göttingen]].<ref name=WH/> From 1879 to 1920, he was editor of the ''Geographisches Jahrbuch''.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WVa5Sy5NTGkC&pg=PA200&lpg=PA200&dq=%22Geographisches+Jahrbuch%22+Wagner+1880&source=bl&ots=dgau79JjGO&sig=_CJuwB3XMsiiCD4K1Z2NaSZUbXk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SwUWVdjLO4O7ogTAyIKICw&ved=0CE0Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22Geographisches%20Jahrbuch%22%20Wagner%201880&f=false Georg Busolt: His Career in His Letters] by [[Georg Busolt]]</ref> |
In 1876 he was appointed chair of geography at the [[University of Königsberg]], and in 1880 was named as successor to [[Johann Eduard Wappäus]] as professor of geography at the [[University of Göttingen]].<ref name=WH/> From 1879 to 1920, he was editor of the ''Geographisches Jahrbuch''.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=WVa5Sy5NTGkC&pg=PA200&lpg=PA200&dq=%22Geographisches+Jahrbuch%22+Wagner+1880&source=bl&ots=dgau79JjGO&sig=_CJuwB3XMsiiCD4K1Z2NaSZUbXk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SwUWVdjLO4O7ogTAyIKICw&ved=0CE0Q6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=%22Geographisches%20Jahrbuch%22%20Wagner%201880&f=false Georg Busolt: His Career in His Letters] by [[Georg Busolt]]</ref> |
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Hermann Wagner (June 23, 1840 - June 18, 1929) was a German geographer and cartographer who was a native of Erlangen. He was the son of anatomist Rudolf Wagner (1805-1864) and brother to economist Adolph Wagner (1835-1917).
He received his education at the Universities of Göttingen and Erlangen, and from 1864 to 1876, taught classes in mathematics and natural history at the gymnasium in Gotha. In 1868 he began work as an editor of the statistical section of the Gothaer Almanack for the publishing firm Justus Perthes Geographische Anstalt.[1][2] Beginning in 1872, with Ernst Behm, he was editor of the geographical/statistical review Die Bevolkerung der Erde.[3]
In 1876 he was appointed chair of geography at the University of Königsberg, and in 1880 was named as successor to Johann Eduard Wappäus as professor of geography at the University of Göttingen.[1] From 1879 to 1920, he was editor of the Geographisches Jahrbuch.[4]
In 1883–84 he published a new edition of Hermann Guthe's Lehrbuch der Geographie. He is also associated with the Sydow-Wagner Methodischer Schulatlas, a school atlas that is named in conjunction with cartographer Emil von Sydow.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b The Makers of Modern Geography (RLE Social & Cultural Geography) by Robert E. Dickinson
- ^ 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Wagner, Adolf biography
- ^ Archiv.org Die bevölkerung der erde
- ^ Georg Busolt: His Career in His Letters by Georg Busolt
- ^ HathiTrust Digital Library published works
- ^ IDREF.fr bibliography