The ancient Greek scholar and librarian (in fact, the Head Librarian of the Great Library of Alexandria) Eratosthenes is called the "father of geography" for defining the word "geography" and for determining the circumference of the earth. Learn more about the man who made up the word that allows us to study this exciting topic today. Word!
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i am greatly feel happy to see that eratosthenis is the father of geography.
why isn’t hecataeus of miletus considered the ‘father of geography’ ? he wrote ges periodus, which pretty much was the first attempt at a detailed description of the then known world to the greek.
in some books hecatius is said to be the father of geography
eratosthenis is the father of geography.
hecatius also father of modern geography
As most of the work form Hecataeus are not available he is not considered as the father of geography
my yonger brother told me that the hecataeus was thefather of geography andtold this wrong the father of geography was eratosthnis who is write
I agree that Eratosthenis is the father of geography.
Indeed! It is erathostene
I think it’s great
I think that Hecataeus is father of geography,,but eratosthenis is a man who at first use the word ”
geography”
ERATOSTHENIS IS THE FATHER OF GEOGRAPHY AND I THINK WE SHOULD’NT HAVE ANY DOUBT ON IT.
Hecataeus is called as Father of Geography not Eratosthenes
Hecataeus is considered as real “father of geography”. He already started study the concepts and about geographical aspects before the eratosthenes. It is not necessary the term rather it is the creation of real ground to called it a particular subject.
But i read in some books the father of geography is “Hecataeus”. Please solve the problem.
What about Carl Ritter??????
some books say Homer is the father of Geography.
i think herodotus is the father of history and geography
In Greek people told ERATOSTHENIS considered father of “Geodesy”
Hacateaus is considered as the father of geography.
Hacateaus
I need to know when Erastosthenes and Hecataeus gave their opinion about geography.
hecatius is not a father of geography he wrote a book JAS PERIODS in which geographical elements is define
But the first time the term GEOGRAPHY is used by ERASTOSTHENES