Gerardus Mercator cartographer
Gerardus Mercator is a 82 years old cartographer from Belgium from Rupelmonde. Gerardus Mercator was born on March 15, 1512 (died on December 02, 1594, he was 82 years old) in Rupelmonde as Gerard de Kremer. His nickname was de Kremer Gerard; de Cremer Gerard.
About
Birth name of Gerardus Mercator is Gerard de Kremer
No, he died on 12/02/1594, 430 years ago. He was 82 years old when he died. He died in Duisburg and buried in Church of Our Saviour .
Family
Children
He had three children, Arnold (49) , Bartholomeus (28) and Rumold (54, Flemish cartographer) . When his first child, Arnold Mercator, was born, Gerardus Mercator was 25 years old.
Education
He graduated from Old University Of Leuven and Université Catholique De Louvain
What was Gerardus's zodiac sign?Gerardus Mercator zodiac sign was pisces.
Other facts about Gerardus Mercator
| Alias | de Kremer Gerard; de Cremer Gerard |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gerard de Kremer |
| Child | Rumold Mercator |
| Place of death | Duisburg , country: Holy Roman Empire , located in the administrative territorial entity: United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg |
| Education | Old University of Leuven |
| KnownFor | Mercator projection, Mercator 1569 world map |
| Place of detention | Rupelmonde |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 000092255 |
| Biografisch Portaal number | 10103184 |
| Date of death | 1594-12-02T00:00:00Z |
| Country of citizenship | Belgium |
| Has works in the collection | Minneapolis Institute Of Art |
| NLP ID (unique) | A23301594 |
| Work location | Leuven |
| Given name | Gerhard |
| British Museum person-institution | 74875 |
| Google Doodle | Gerardus-mercators-503rd-birthday |
| Place of burial | Church Of Our Saviour |
| Name in native language | Gerhardus Mercator |
| Commons Creator page | Gerardus Mercator |
| Field of work | Geography |
| Student of | Macropedius |
| Libris-URI | Zw9dh45h025m3fm |
| Doctoral advisor | Gemma Frisius |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | Latin |
| Place of birth | Rupelmonde , country: Habsburg Netherlands , located in the administrative territorial entity: County of Flanders |
| MacTutor id (biographies) | Mercator_Gerardus |
| Employer | Universities In Leuven |
| National Library of Korea Identifier | KAC201619857 |
