Anton Leo Hickmann
Anton Leo Hickmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 March 1834 |
| Died | 18 July 1916 (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
[edit]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 became professor at Reichenberg, where he would work for about 30 years. He was one of the first to become a popular statistician.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hickmann, Anton Leo". Biographien.ac.at. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
