Anton Leo Hickmann
| Anton Leo Hickmann | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 March 1834 Terezin, Bohemia |
| Died |
18 July 1916 (aged 82) Vienna, Austria |
| Citizenship | Austrian |
| Fields | Geography and Statistics |
| Alma mater | University of Prague |
| Known for | Geographisch-statistischer Taschen-Atlas von Österreich-Ungarn' |
Anton Leo Hickmann (1834–1906) was a geographer and statistician. He was born on March 23, 1834 in Terezin, Bohemia and died on July 18, 1906 in Vienna.
Hickmann studied geography in Prague University. After completing his habilitation, he studied languages and economics. After a brief function as secretary of the Chamber of Commerce in Eger, Hickamnn becomes Professor at Reichenberg, where he would work for about 30 years. He was one of the first to become a popular statistician.[1]
References
- ↑ "Hickmann, Anton Leo". Biographien.ac.at. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
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