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August Petermann und die Kartografie des Russischen Reiches

Date
17. Nov 2026, 17:00
Location
CG5 – PERTHES Forum (Justus-Perthes-Straße, Gotha)
Hall of Ancestors
Series
"Perthes in Conversation"
Organizer
Gotha Research Library (FBG)
Speaker(s)
Dr Erki Tammiksaar (Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu)
Event type
Discussion/Forum
Event Language(s)
German
Audience
public

The next lecture in the "Perthes in Conversation" series will focus on "August Petermann and the Cartography of the Russian Empire". The Gotha Research Library of the University of Erfurt cordially invites all interested parties to the "Ahnensaal" at the Perthes Forum Gotha on Tuesday, 17 November. The speaker on this occasion is the historian of science Dr Erki Tammiksaar from the Estonian University of Life Sciences in Tartu, a recognised expert on the cartography of the European and Russian polar regions in the 18th and 19th centuries. The event begins at 5 pm; admission is free.

Ahnensaal im Perthes Forum Gotha
Ahnensaal Perthes Forum Gotha

The lecture will be held in German language. For further information, please switch to the German version of this website.

Contact:

Petra Silvia Weigel
Dr. Petra Silvia Weigel
Curator of the Perthes Collection
(Gotha Research Library)
+49 361 737-5583
+49 361 737-5539
petra.weigel@uni-erfurt.de
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by arrangement
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