Carl Diercke (born 15 September 1842 in Kyritz, Ostprignitz; died 7 March 1913 in Berlin) was a German cartographer.
Life From 1863 to 1865, Diercke studied in Berlin. In 1875, Diercke started German geography atlas Diercke. Diercke was the first in the world to develop a world atlas without leaving his birth country
In 1871, he married Hermine Marie Ottilie Lucas.
Legacy Diercke was one of about 250 German brands selected in 2016 by , Deutsche Standards, and Meiré and Meiré to be recognized as "Brands of the Century" for having a strong brand.
Literature Jürgen Espenhorst, Erhard Kümpel: Diercke, ein Atlas für Generationen. Hintergründe, Geschichte und bibliographische Angaben bis 1955. Pangaea-Verlag, Schwerte 1999, .
See also Cartographic propaganda, the use of atlases for political purposes, as was common in Diercke's time Velhagen & Klasing, a publisher of another popular school atlas Westermann Verlag, a publishing company that continues to publish versions of Diercke's school atlas.
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Websites for the active Diercke imprint at Westermann Gruppe: German website English website Imprint page at the Westermann Gruppe website