Sophus Ruge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sophus Ruge

German ethnologist

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1831

Place of Birth: Dorum, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 23-Dec-1903

Profession: historian, geographer, ethnologist, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sophus Ruge (26 March 1831 - 23 December 1903) was a German geographer and historian, he studied about European discoveries and written works about Portuguese discoveries.
His studies was a different vision on one traditionally followed in Portugal, he had translated a large part from Portuguese and had been influential in the development of Portuguese historiography.