Theobald Fischer (31 October 1846 Kirchsteitz – 17 September 1910) was a German

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Biography

He was educated at the universities of

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and

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and at first devoted himself to history. A traveling tutorship directed his attention to geography, and he visited many parts of

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in the pursuit of this study, but especially the

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lands, including North Africa (Atlas lands), e.g. the

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(1886),

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and

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(1888). The “Mediterranean region,” an example in the study of regional geography, is a conception the world owes to Fischer: his thesis for the rank of ''

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'' in the

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(1876) was entitled ''Beiträge zur physischen Geographie der Mittelmeerländer'' (Contributions to the physical geography of the lands of the Mediterranean), and his most important publications are a collection of ''Mittelmeerbilder'' (Mediterranean pictures) and his work on the Mediterranean peninsulas of

Alfred Kirchhoff Alfred Kirchhoff (23 May 1838 in Erfurt – 8 February 1907 in Mockau) was a German geographer and naturalist. Biography He was educated at Jena and Bonn, and for several years was an instructor at schools in Mülheim an der Ruhr and Erfurt ...

's ''Allgemeine Länderkunde''.A complete citation for the last mentioned work is: Fischer, Theobald, “Die südosteuropäischen Halbinsel”, in Alfred Kirchoff, ed., ''Unser Wissen von der Erde. Allgemeine Erdkunde und Länderkunde''. 3: Länderkunde von Europa (Second part, second half). Leipzig: G. Freytag, 1893, p. 65. He held professorships of geography at the

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(1879-1883) and at

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from 1883 until his death. In addition to numerous contributions to scientific periodicals, and the works mentioned above, he also published ''Raccolta dei mappemondi e carte nautiche del XIII. al XVI. secolo'' (10 atlases, containing 79 leaves, 1881).

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Footnote 0gives a very complete citation of Fischer's contribution to Kirchoff's work (visited 26 October 2010). {{DEFAULTSORT:Fischer, Theobald 1846 births 1910 deaths German geographers Heidelberg University alumni University of Halle alumni University of Bonn alumni University of Vienna alumni University of Kiel faculty University of Marburg faculty