Karl Friedrich Vollrath Hoffmann

Karl Friedrich Vollrath Hoffmann (15 July 1796, in Stargard – 30 August 1842, in Stuttgart) was a German geographer.

He studied at the University of Berlin, and afterwards taught classes in Philipp Emanuel von Fellenberg's institute (Hofwyl College). Later on, he was named director of Cotta's geographical institute in Stuttgart. In 1829 he obtained his habilitation and served as a lecturer at the University of Munich. Due to outspoken remarks regarding Catholicism, he lost his position at Munich and subsequently returned to Stuttgart.

With Alexander von Humboldt and Heinrich Berghaus, he was editor of the geographical journal "''Annalen der erd, völker- und staatenkunde''". Hoffmann, an “energetically active pedagogical nature”, is one of the important popularizers of geography in the 19th century in Germany. He also emerged as a critic of the Christian mission, denouncing its “ill-considered conversion fury” overseas. Provided by Wikipedia