Richard Andree (26 February 1835 – 22 February 1912) was a German geographer and

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, noted for devoting himself especially to

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studies. He wrote numerous books on this subject, dealing notably with the races of his own country, while an important general work was ''Ethnographische Parallelen und Vergleiche'' (Stuttgart, 1878).

Biography

Andree was born in Braunschweig, the son of geographer

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(1808–1875). He followed in the footsteps of his father, studied natural sciences at the Braunschweig Collegium Carolinum and

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, and temporarily worked in a Bohemian ironworks. As a director of the geography bureau of publisher Velhagen & Klasing in Leipzig from 1873 to 1890, he also took up cartography, having a chief share in the production of the ''Physikalisch-Statistischer Atlas des Deutschen Reichs'' (together with

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, Leipzig, 1877) and the ''Allgemeiner Historischer Handatlas'', (with Gustav Droysen, son of

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, Leipzig, 1886) as well as school atlases. Andree's main work, however, is his '' Allgemeiner Handatlas'' (Leipzig, first edition 1881, final edition 1937), one of the most comprehensive world atlases of all times. The early editions of the ''

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'' (1895–1900) are based on this atlas, as was Cassell's ''Universal Atlas.'' Andree became an elected member of the

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in 1886. In 1890 he moved to

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, where he continued the editorship of the academic journal ''Globus'' from 1891 until 1903. Andree made important contributions to comparative ethnographic studies of countries and people, advocating

Adolf Bastian Adolf Philipp Wilhelm Bastian (26 June 18262 February 1905) was a 19th-century polymath remembered best for his contributions to the development of ethnography and the development of anthropology as a discipline. His theory of the ''Elementargedan ...

's ideas of a common basic mental framework shared by all humans. His work also influenced Arnošt Muka's studies of the Sorbian culture. In 1903 Andree married Marie Eysn who became known as Marie Andree-Eysn. Andree died aged 76 in

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, which had been the couple's hometown since 1904. Juden 1881

Notes

References

* H. Meyer: ''Velhagen & Klasing 150 Jahre 1835–1985'', Berlin, 1985 * J. Espenhorst: ''Petermann's Planet'', a guide to German handatlases, Schwerte, 2003 * *

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