Karl Friedrich Von Klöden
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Karl Friedrich Von Klöden
Karl Friedrich von Klöden (21 May 1786, in Berlin – 9 January 1856, in Berlin) was a German educator, historian, and geographer. Biography The son of an officer from an old line of Markish nobility, he grew up in impoverished circumstances. In 1801, he went to work for his uncle, a goldsmith. He filled the gaps in his general education while learning engraving. In 1807, he began engraving on his own, and making maps as well, earning a reputation as a geographer. From 1814 to 1817, he gave lessons at Plamann's institute while attending the Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Berlin. In 1817, he was made director of the normal school at Potsdam, and seven years afterwards of a vocational school, commercial school in Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ... ...
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