Tag: hall of fame
Geographer Hall of Fame – Gerardus Mercator
Joining Waldo Tobler as the second Geographer Hall of Fame inductee is Gerardus Mercator. Mercator was a 16th Century cartographer best known for inventing the Mercator projection. You can read more about Mercator on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerardus_Mercator http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_cartography And here are a few related books that may be of interest: Mark Monmonier wrote about the Mercator Projection [...]
Geographer Hall of Fame – Submit Your Vote
In my initial post Waldo Tobler became the first Geographer Hall of Fame inductee. I received lots of good comments and several submitted names for consideration. Now I’d like to get reader input for the next inductee. If you’re interested in participating, please follow the link below to vote for one of the many worthy [...]
