Gerardus Mercator
Geographer
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Gerardus Mercator was a Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer. He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing as straight lines—an innovation that is... Wikipedia
Born: March 5, 1512, Rupelmonde, Kruibeke, Belgium
Died: December 2, 1594 (age 82 years), Duisburg, Germany
Children: Arnold Mercator, Rumold Mercator, and Bartholomeus Mercator
Academic advisor: Gemma Frisius
Grandchild: Gerhard Mercator
Education: Old University of Leuven (1530–1532) and KU Leuven