Carl Ritter

Carl Ritter was a German geographer. Along with Alexander von Humboldt, he is considered one of the founders of modern geography. From 1825 until his death, he occupied the first chair in geography at the University of Berlin.

7 August 1779

Born on the same birth day (7 August): Albert Kotin • Andriy Hrivko • Anisa Mohammed • Anne Fadiman • B. J. Thomas • Caetano Veloso • Dominic Cork • E. J. Tackett • Josh Franceschi • Martin Vučić • Mary Frances Winston Newson • Matthew Evans, Baron Evans of Temple Guiting • Maurice Rabb Jr. • Rebecca Kleefisch • Sophie Lee • Sándor Simó • Victoria of Baden • Vladimir Barbu

Born in the same month (August 1779): Francis Scott Key • Jöns Jacob Berzelius • Lorenz Oken