Adolf Stieler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adolf Stieler

German cartographer

Date of Birth: 26-Feb-1775

Place of Birth: Gotha, Thuringia, Germany

Date of Death: 13-Mar-1836

Profession: cartographer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Adolf Stieler (26 February 1775 – 13 March 1836) was a German cartographer and lawyer who worked most of his life in the Justus Perthes Geographical Institute in Gotha.
Although he studied law and would serve in government for his entire career, he maintained an interest in cartography and published many famous works.
His Handatlas was the leading German world atlas until the middle of the 20th century.