Anton Leo Hickmann

Anton Leo Hickmann
Born 23 March 1834
Terezin, Bohemia
Died 18 July 1916(1916-07-18) (aged 82)
Vienna, Austria
Citizenship Austrian
Alma mater University of Prague
Known for Geographisch-statistischer Taschen-Atlas von Österreich-Ungarn'
Scientific career
Fields Geography and Statistics

Anton Leo Hickmann (23 March 1834 – 18 July 1906) was a geographer and statistician.

Biography

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, Hickmann 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

  1. ↑ "Hickmann, Anton Leo". Biographien.ac.at. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
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