Karl Friedrich Vollrath Hoffmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karl Friedrich Vollrath Hoffmann

German author

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1796

Place of Birth: Burg Stargard, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Date of Death: 30-Aug-1842

Profession: writer, geographer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Karl Friedrich Vollrath Hoffmann (15 July 1796, Stargard – 30 August 1842, Stuttgart) was a German geographer. He studied at the University of Berlin, and afterwards taught classes in Philipp Emanuel von Fellenberg's institute (Hofwyl College).
Later on, he was named director of Cotta's geographical institute in Stuttgart.
In 1829 he obtained his habilitation and served as a lecturer at the University of Munich.
Due to outspoken remarks regarding Catholicism, he lost his position at Munich and subsequently returned to Stuttgart.With Alexander von Humboldt and Heinrich Berghaus, he was editor of the geographical journal "Annalen der erd, völker- und staatenkunde".