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Eduard Imhof

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Swiss cartographer and professor at ETH Zurich (1895-1986) and child of his father Eduard Imhof (1854-1924)

SwitzerlandScientistsLived 1895 to 1986 · aged 91
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Eduard Imhof was a professor of cartography at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, from 1925 to 1965. His fame, which extends far beyond the Institute of Technology, stems from his relief shading work on school maps and atlases. Between 1922 and 1973 Imhof worked on many school maps.

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1979Carl Mannerfelt Gold Medal
1970Alexander von Humboldt Medal
1967Patron’s Medal
1949honorary doctor of the University of Zurich

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Eduard Imhof was a professor of cartography at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, from 1925 to 1965. His fame, which extends far beyond the Institute of Technology, stems from his relief shading work on school maps and atlases. Between 1922 and 1973 Imhof worked on many school maps. He drew and shaded maps of Switzerland as well her various cantons and the Austrian province of Vorarlberg.

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Switzerland
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1895 to 1986 · aged 91
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