Georg Hassel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Georg Hassel

German geographer

Date of Birth: 30-Dec-1770

Place of Birth: Wolfenbüttel, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 18-Jan-1829

Profession: geographer, statistician

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Johann Georg Heinrich Hassel (30 December 1770 in Wolfenbüttel – 18 January 1829 in Weimar) was a German geographer and statistician.
He was an influential figure in the early 19th century and published several large books of geography and statistics.
Hassel was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1828.