Karl Ritter ( 1779 - 1859 )

Birth: Quedlinburg, Germany (07 August 1779) Death: Berlin (28 September 1859) Research Field: Geography Education: Schnapfeuthal Institution Career: Tutor to the Hollweg family (for 15 years); published 'Die Erdkunde im Verhaltniss sur Natur und zur Geschichte des Menschen' (1818); Professor of History, Frankfurt (1819); Extraordinarius in History, Berlin (1820) Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 30/03/1848.