# Karol de Perthées

> Karol Perthées or Karol Herman de Perthées was a Polish-Lithuanian army engineer who served as royal cartographer under the patronage of Stanisław August Poniatowski. He worked on maps of the region, collected insects, and lectured on cartography for the Russian army in Vilnius. His most famous map, Polonia secundum legitimas proiectionis stereographicae regulas, was destroyed in 1944 by a fire but reconstructions exist.

*Cartographer (1740-1815)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1740-01-14
- **Died:** 1815-11-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Karol Perthées or Karol Herman de Perthées was a Polish-Lithuanian army engineer who served as royal cartographer under the patronage of Stanisław August Poniatowski. He worked on maps of the region, collected insects, and lectured on cartography for the Russian army in Vilnius. His most famous map, Polonia secundum legitimas proiectionis stereographicae regulas, was destroyed in 1944 by a fire but reconstructions exist.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 35.0 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 4.1 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Karol Perthées](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_Perth%C3%A9es)
- [Пертес, Кароль де](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81%2C_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%B4%D0%B5)
- [Karol de Perthées](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karol_de_Perth%C3%A9es)
- [Кароль де Пертес](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%81)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11736373)

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