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GERHARD KREMER

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GERHARD KREMER (noun)
  The noun GERHARD KREMER has 1 sense:

1. Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594)play

  Familiarity information: GERHARD KREMER used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


GERHARD KREMER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Gerardus Mercator; Gerhard Kremer; Mercator

Instance hypernyms:

geographer (an expert on geography)


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