- Gerardus Mercator
- nounFlemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594)• Syn: ↑Mercator, ↑Gerhard Kremer• Instance Hypernyms: ↑geographer
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Gerardus Mercator — (5 March 1512 – 2 December 1594) was a cartographer, born in Rupelmonde in the Hapsburg County of Flanders, part of the Holy Roman Empire. He is remembered for the Mercator projection world map, which is named after him. This proved very useful… … Wikipedia
Gerardus Mercator — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mercator. Gerardus Mercator en 1574. Portrait par Frans Hogenberg. Gerardus Mercator … Wikipédia en Français
Gerardus Mercator — (5 de marzo, 1512 2 de diciembre, 1594) fue un cartógrafo flamenco, recordado por su proyección de Mercator. Nació con el nombre Gerard de Cremere (o Kremer) en Rupelmonde Bélgica . Mercator es la latinización de su nombre, que significa … Enciclopedia Universal
GERARDUS Mercator — vide ibi … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Gerardus Mercator — Gerhard Mercator. Kupferstich von Hendrick Goltzius oder Frans Hogenberg Gerhard Mercator (eigentlich Gerard De Kremer, latinisiert: Gerardus Mercator, deutsch z.T. Gerhard Krämer) (* 5. März 1512 in Rupelmonde, Flandern; † 2. Dezember 1594 in … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mercator — (Latin for merchant ) may refer to: Marius Mercator (c. 390–451), a Catholic ecclesiastical writer Gerardus Mercator, a 16th century Flemish cartographer Mercator projection, a cartographic projection devised by Gerardus Mercator Nicholas… … Wikipedia
Mercator projection — of the world between 82°S and 82°N. Mercator world … Wikipedia
Mercator (Navire école) — 51° 13′ 38″ N 2° 55′ 14″ E / 51.22711, 2.9205 … Wikipédia en Français
Mercator (navire ecole) — Mercator (navire école) 51° 13′ 38″ N 2° 55′ 14″ E / 51.22711, 2.9205 … Wikipédia en Français
Mercator (crater) — Coordinates 29°18′S 26°06′W / 29.3°S 26.1°W / … Wikipedia
