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1779 – 1857Karl Ritter (1779-1857)Died 28 September 1857, aged 78Ritter was a German geographer regarded, alongside Alexander von Humboldt, as a founder of modern scientific geography. He held the first chair of geography at the University of Berlin and emphasized the relationship between physical environment and human history. His comparative method shaped geography as an academic discipline.