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Who is known as the father of human geography?

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List of notable human geographers[edit] Carl Ritter (1779–1859), considered to be one of the founders of modern geography and first chair in geography at the Humboldt University of Berlin, also noted for his use of organic analogy in his works. read more

Pioneer Greek geographer "Hecataeus" is widely recognized as the Father of Geography. Hecataeus was a resident of Miletus. Very little is known about his date of birth and early life but he was a great statesman and pioneer geographer. He was the first writer of Greek prose. read more

Along with Alexander von Humboldt, he is considered one of the founders of modern geography. From 1825 until his death, he occupied the first chair in geography at the University of Berlin. read more

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