Prof. Dr. h.c. Eduard Imhof gestorben, Ehrenmitglied der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kartographie

Summary

Obituary notice of the German Society for Cartography (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kartographie e.V.): honorary member Eduard Imhof died on 27 April 1986 in Erlenbach near Zurich at the age of 92. The notice calls him one of cartography's best-known and most distinctive figures, combining artistic, scientific and practical abilities. It lists his main achievements: the 'aerial perspective' relief representation realized in the Schweizerischer Mittelschulatlas; the 1965 handbook Kartographische Geländedarstellung; Thematische Kartographie (1972); founding membership in the International Cartographic Association (1961) and its first presidency; and editorship of the International Yearbook of Cartography (1961–1964). The society named him an honorary member on 5 June 1979. Signed by society president Heinz Pape.