Gerhard Kremer

Definitions of Gerhard Kremer
  1. noun
    Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594)
    synonyms: Gerardus Mercator, Mercator
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    geographer
    a scientist trained in the study of the earth's surface
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