Heck, Johann Georg, 1795-1857
German bookseller and publisher, lithographer, cartographer, geographer, and author, known for his illustrated geographic, astronomical, and historical atlas
- HMML ID
- 276171155258
- PURL
- LC name
- Heck, J. G. (Johann Georg), -1857
- HMML name
- Heck, Johann Georg, 1795-1857
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Heck, G.
- Heck, Georg
- Heck, Georgius
- Heck, J. G.
Name elements
- Given names
- Johann ● Georg
- Family names
- Heck
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1795
- Death date
- 1857-11-20
- Centuries
- 19th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place born
- Place died
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Languages
Personal relationships
- Colleagues
General notes
- Description
- Born 1795 in Strasbourg; died November 20, 1857 in Leipzig
- Citations
- "Johann Georg Heck," Second.Wiki, accessed November 18, 2021, https://perma.cc/FD5C-WUQM.
- Description
- German bookseller and publisher, lithographer, cartographer, geographer and author; known for his illlustrated geographic atlas
- Citations
- Johann Georg Heck, Atlas geographique, astronomique et historique, servant a l'intelligence de l'histoire ancienne, du moyen age et moderne et a la lecture des voyages les plus recens (Paris: Engelmann & Compagnie, S. F., 1834), https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/11834149.
- Description
- G. Heck dir.t/ Henry Winkles sculp.t
- Citations
- HMAR 00506, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed November 18, 2021, https://w3id.org/vhmml/museum/view/3879.
Preferred citation
"Heck, Johann Georg, 1795-1857." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified November 18, 2021. https://w3id.org/haf/person/276171155258
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-11-18
- Last edited
- 2021-11-18