Unfortunately, he was only able to write about Asia and Africa before he died in 1859 (the same year as von Humboldt). The full, and lengthy, title of Die Erdkunde is translated to The Science of the Earth in Relation to Nature and the History of Mankind; or, General Comparative Geography as the Solid Foundation of the Study of, and Instruction in, the Physical and Historical Sciences.In 1819 Ritter became a professor of history at the University of Frankfurt. The following year, he was appointed to be the first chair of geography in Germany - at the University of Berlin. Though his writings were often obscure and difficult to understand, his lectures were very interesting and quite popular. The halls where he gave lectures were almost always full. While he held many other simultaneous positions throughout his life, such as founding of the Berlin Geographical Society, he continued to work and lecture at the University of Berlin until his death on September 28, 1859 in that city.One of Ritter's most famous students and ardent supporters was Arnold Guyot, who was professor of physical geography and geology at Princeton (then the College of New Jersey) from 1854 to 1880.
Unfortunately, he was only able to write about Asia and Africa before he died in 1859 (the same year as von Humboldt). The full, and lengthy, title of Die Erdkunde is translated to The Science of the Earth in Relation to Nature and the History of Mankind; or, General Comparative Geography as the Solid Foundation of the Study of, and Instruction in, the Physical and Historical Sciences.In 1819 Ritter became a professor of history at the University of Frankfurt. The following year, he was appointed to be the first chair of geography in Germany - at the University of Berlin. Though his writings were often obscure and difficult to understand, his lectures were very interesting and quite popular. The halls where he gave lectures were almost always full. While he held many other simultaneous positions throughout his life, such as founding of the Berlin Geographical Society, he continued to work and lecture at the University of Berlin until his death on September 28, 1859 in that city.One of Ritter's most famous students and ardent supporters was Arnold Guyot, who was professor of physical geography and geology at Princeton (then the College of New Jersey) from 1854 to 1880.
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