Friedrich Wilhelm Putzger (10 January 1849,

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- 3 August 1913,

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) was a German teacher and

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. He updated the ''Physikalisch-statistischer Atlas des deutschen Reiches'' (Richard Andree, Oskar Peschel, Verlag Velhagen & Klasing) and in 1877 in

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first published the '' F. W. Putzgers Historischer Schul-Atlas'' intended for use in schools. Due to its low price, it was a success. It is still commonly used in schools. The current edition is ''Putzger - Atlas und Chronik zur Weltgeschichte''. Cornelsen, Berlin 2002,

Literature

* Irmgard Hantsche, ''Friedrich Wilhelm Putzger (1849 bis 1913). Atlasautor und sächsischer Schulmann'', in: Sächsische Heimatblätter 44 (1998), Heft 1, S. 1–12. * Irmgard Hantsche, ''Friedrich Wilhelm Putzger und der Putzger. Zur Anfangsgeschichte eines Historischen Atlas'', in: Internationale Schulbuchforschung 19 (1997), Heft 1, S. 5–34.

External links

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links to scans of the maps from the 1905 (29th) edition of F. W. Putzgers Historischer Schul-Atlas. 1849 births 1913 deaths People from Mittelsachsen German cartographers People from the Kingdom of Saxony Historic maps of Europe {{Germany-bio-stub