Karl Spruner von Merz
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Karl Spruner von Merz or Karl von Spruner as he preferred to be known, was a German cartographer and scholar.
He spent most of his long life in military service. He joined the Bavarian
army, aged 11, in 1814, and was promoted to lieutenant in 1825. He established a reputation as a scholar, but it was not until 1851 that this came to the notice of his military superiors, leading them to promote him to major in 1852 and to lieutenant colonel in 1855. He was promoted to general in 1883, and finally retired in 1886, after 72 years in the Bavarian army.
He is best known for his historical atlases. The first of these was his Historischer Atlas von Bayern (historical atlas of Bavaria
), published in 1838. His greatest work was his Historisch-Geographischer Hand-Atlas, whose first edition appeared in parts from 1848 to 1853. Heinrich Theodor Menke
made major contributions to its second and third editions.
He spent most of his long life in military service. He joined the Bavarian
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...
army, aged 11, in 1814, and was promoted to lieutenant in 1825. He established a reputation as a scholar, but it was not until 1851 that this came to the notice of his military superiors, leading them to promote him to major in 1852 and to lieutenant colonel in 1855. He was promoted to general in 1883, and finally retired in 1886, after 72 years in the Bavarian army.
He is best known for his historical atlases. The first of these was his Historischer Atlas von Bayern (historical atlas of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...
), published in 1838. His greatest work was his Historisch-Geographischer Hand-Atlas, whose first edition appeared in parts from 1848 to 1853. Heinrich Theodor Menke
Heinrich Theodor Menke
Heinrich Theodor Menke was a German geographer who was a native of Bremen. He is remembered for his work in historical geography....
made major contributions to its second and third editions.