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GERARDUS MERCATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594)
Synonyms:
Gerardus Mercator; Gerhard Kremer; Mercator
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
geographer (an expert on geography)
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