What is Gerardus Mercator's full name?
Gerardus Mercator
Gerardus Mercator nickname(s):
Gerhard de Kremer, Gerard de Kremer, Gerard Mercator
Gerardus Mercator date of birth:
March 5, 1512
How old was Gerardus Mercator when died?
82
Where was Gerardus Mercator born?
Rupelmonde, County of Flanders
When did Gerardus Mercator die?
December 2, 1594
Where did Gerardus Mercator die?
Duisburg, United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Germany
Gerardus Mercator body shape:
Average
Is Gerardus Mercator gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Gerardus Mercator?
Protestant
What is Gerardus Mercator's ethnicity?
White
What is Gerardus Mercator nationality?
Belgian
Where did Gerardus Mercator go to school?
's-Hertogenbosch
Where did Gerardus Mercator go to university?
University of Leuven
What is Gerardus Mercator's occupation?
Cartographer, philosopher and mathematician
Gerardus Mercator claim to fame:
the world map of 1569 based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing as straight lines. He was the first to use the term "atlas" for a collection of maps.
Gerardus Mercator family:
Rumold Mercator (son) (cartographer)
Short Biography
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 to many later explorers. He died in Duisburg.