Carl Diercke

From 1863 to 1865, Diercke studied in Berlin. In 1875, Diercke started German geography atlas Diercke. Diercke was the first in the world to develop a world atlas without leaving his birth country^[1]

In 1871, he married Hermine Marie Ottilie Lucas.

Diercke was one of about 250 German brands selected in 2016 by Florian Langenscheidt [de], Deutsche Standards,^[a] and Meiré and Meiré^[b] to be recognized as "Brands of the Century" for having a strong brand.^[4]

• Jürgen Espenhorst, Erhard Kümpel: Diercke, ein Atlas für Generationen. Hintergründe, Geschichte und bibliographische Angaben bis 1955. Pangaea-Verlag, Schwerte 1999, ISBN 3-930401-50-9.

• Cartographic propaganda, the use of atlases for political purposes, as was common in Diercke's time
• Velhagen & Klasing, a publisher of another popular school atlas
• Westermann Verlag, a publishing company that continues to publish versions of Diercke's school atlas.