!!!Richter, Eduard

Richter, Eduard, b. Mannersdorf am Leithagebirge (Lower Austria), Oct. 3, 1847, 
d. Graz (Styria), Feb. 6, 1905, geographer, historian, alpinist. From 
1886 professor at the University of Graz, 1898/99 rector. Concentrated 
on the morphology of high mountain regions and on limnology, pioneer 
in the study of glaciers and historical geography, carried out 
preliminary work for the "Historischer Atlas der oesterreichischen 
Alpenlaender".

!Works
Beobachtungen an den Gletschern der Ostalpen, 4 parts, 
1883-1888; Die Gletscher der Ostalpen, 1888; Atlas der Alpenseen, 2nd 
part: Die Seen von Kae., Krain und S-Ti., 1896 (with A. Penck); Die 
Erschliessung der Ostalpen, 3 vols., 1893-1894 (ed.).



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