Friedrich Wilhelm Putzger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Friedrich Wilhelm Putzger

German cartographer

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1849

Place of Birth: Siebenlehn, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 03-Aug-1913

Profession: writer, cartographer

Nationality: German Empire

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Friedrich Wilhelm Putzger (10 January 1849, Siebenlehn - 3 August 1913, Plauen) was a German teacher and cartographer.
He updated the Physikalisch-statistischer Atlas des deutschen Reiches (Richard Andree, Oskar Peschel, Verlag Velhagen & Klasing) and in 1877 in Leipzig first published the F.
W.
Putzgers Historischer Schul-Atlas intended for use in schools.
Due to its low price, it was a success.
It is still commonly used in schools.
The current edition is Putzger - Atlas und Chronik zur Weltgeschichte.
Cornelsen, Berlin 2002,