Eduard Imhof, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eduard Imhof

Swiss cartographer (1895-1986)

Date of Birth: 25-Jan-1895

Place of Birth: Schiers, Graubünden, Switzerland

Date of Death: 27-Apr-1986

Profession: geologist, cartographer, explorer, historian of cartography

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Eduard Imhof (25 January 1895 – 27 April 1986) was a professor of cartography at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, from 1925 to 1965.
His fame, which extends far beyond the Institute of Technology, stems from his relief shading work on school maps and atlases.
Between 1922 and 1973 Imhof worked on many school maps.
He drew and shaded maps of Switzerland as well her various cantons and the Austrian province of Vorarlberg.