# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/carl-ritter
# Generated: 2026-08-31T14:40:27.352Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born in Germany in August 1779, Ritter came of age when geography was still scattered across other fields, more inventory than inquiry. Alongside Alexander von Humboldt, he gave it structure and intellectual heft, arguing that the earth's surface deserved systematic study on its own terms. In 1825 the University of Berlin created the first dedicated chair in geography and handed it to him. He held the post for thirty-four years, until his death in September 1859, training a generation and proving that a map could be more than decoration — it could be the start of a question.