Eduard Imhof gestorben

Summary

Ernst Spiess commemorates Eduard Imhof, who died on 27 April 1986, reviewing his more than 45 years of teaching at ETH Zurich, his founding of its Cartographic Institute, and nearly 50 years editing Swiss school atlases and cantonal school maps. The obituary discusses his relief-shading techniques, mountain relief models, and the thematic national atlas of Switzerland, completed in 1978. Spiess praises Imhof’s graphic design and textbooks.