Martin Behaim

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Martin Behaim was a German merchant, navigator, and cartographer best known for creating the Erdapfel, the oldest surviving terrestrial globe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German person
cartographer
human
merchant
navigator
terrestrial globe
birthDate 1459
birthPlace Free Imperial City of Nuremberg NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Nuremberg NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
creator Martin Behaim NERFINISHED
deathDate 1507
deathPlace Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED
Lisbon NERFINISHED
describedAs oldest surviving terrestrial globe
employer Portuguese crown NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup German
familyName Behaim NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork cartography
geography
navigation
givenName Martin NERFINISHED
hasWorkLocation Azores NERFINISHED
Lisbon NERFINISHED
Nuremberg NERFINISHED
inception 1491
1492
knownFor creating the Erdapfel
creating the oldest surviving terrestrial globe
languageSpoken German
Latin
Portuguese
location Germanisches Nationalmuseum NERFINISHED
Nuremberg NERFINISHED
madeFor Nuremberg city council NERFINISHED
name Martin Behaim NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
notableWork Erdapfel NERFINISHED
occupation cartographer
merchant
navigator
participantIn Age of Discovery NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
residence Azores NERFINISHED
Fayal Island NERFINISHED
Lisbon NERFINISHED
Nuremberg NERFINISHED

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Nuremberg
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