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One of the leading German geographers of the era, Karl Haushofer, was a father figure to Rudolf Hess and Adolf Hitler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

While geographers and Earth scientists have historically focused on meandering rivers, the majority of the planet's waterways are wandering, multi-threaded rivers, he said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

Maps were created by geographers who collected information about the known world through either their own observations or knowledge disseminated by others.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

In fact, the region is a “Dixie hot spot,” vernacular geographers Jesse R. Andrews and G. Allen Finchum reported in 2020.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022

What a pleasure such a view would have given to Eratosthenes and the other Alexandrian geographers.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan