Carl Diercke

Carl Diercke (born 15 September 1842 in Kyritz, Ostprignitz; died 7 March 1913 in Berlin) was a German cartographer.

Life

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

In 1871, he married Hermine Marie Ottilie Lucas.

Legacy

Diercke was one of about 250 German brands selected in 2016 by , Deutsche Standards, and Meiré and Meiré to be recognized as "Brands of the Century" for having a strong brand.

Literature

• Jürgen Espenhorst, Erhard Kümpel: Diercke, ein Atlas für Generationen. Hintergründe, Geschichte und bibliographische Angaben bis 1955. Pangaea-Verlag, Schwerte 1999, .

See also

• 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

References

External links

Websites for the active Diercke imprint at Westermann Gruppe:

• German website
• English website
• Imprint page at the Westermann Gruppe website