Mercator, Gerardus |  |
| Name | Name Pinyin | Name Type | Lang. | pref. Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercator, Gerardus | Other Name, Variants, incl. Married Name (其他名，包括：字、婚後名) | German | preferred Name | |
| 麥卡托 | Maikatuo | Other Name, Variants, incl. Married Name (其他名，包括：字、婚後名) | Chinese | |
| Kremer, Gerard de | Given Name (名) | French | ||
| Krämer, Gerhard | Other Name, Variants, incl. Married Name (其他名，包括：字、婚後名) | German | ||
| Mercator, Gerhard | Other Name, Variants, incl. Married Name (其他名，包括：字、婚後名) | German |
| birth/start | death/end | gender/group | gender uncertain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1512-03-05 | 1594-12-02 | male | - |
| Note |
|---|
| Gerardus Mercator was a 16th-century German-Flemish cartographer, geographer and cosmographer. He was renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing (rhumb lines) as straight lines—an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts. |
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