Wilhelm Jordan

German geodesist (1842-1899).

Born March 1st, 1842 in Ellwangen. [ref]

Died October 17th, 1899 at 57 years old in Hanover. [ref]

Occupations
cartographer, engineer, geodesist, mathematician, university teacher

No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett