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Ludwig Neumann
1854–1925
A German geographer and university teacher, he helped make physical geography and mapmaking easier to study through clear, practical books. His work also connected academic geography with regional life in the Black Forest.
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Der Schwarzwald
by Ludwig Neumann
About the author
Born in Pfullendorf on May 19, 1854, and later dying in Garmisch on June 2, 1925, Ludwig Neumann was a German geographer and professor. He taught at the University of Freiburg and was known for writing works on geography, including textbooks on mathematical geography and map projection.
His career joined scholarship with public engagement. Sources on his life describe him not only as a university teacher but also as a leading figure in the Badischer Schwarzwaldverein, showing how closely his interests were tied to landscape, travel, and regional knowledge.
Today he is remembered mainly for his geographical writing and teaching rather than for a literary career in the usual sense. For readers of older nonfiction, his books offer a window into how geography was taught and understood in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.