Rennel

Rennel

Rennel, John, geb. 1742 zu Chudleigh, engl. Geograph, lange Zeit als Ingenieuroffizier im Dienste der ostind. Compagnie, st. 1830 zu London, lieferte gute Karten über Vorderindien u. eine tüchtige Schrift über Herodot, worin er die geographischen Berichte desselben über den Orient rechtfertigt.


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