RITTER, K.uti, an illustrious geographer, was b. Aug. 7, 1779. in Qncdlinburg, in Prussia, studied in Halle, was nominated in 1820 professor ext•aordina•ins of goography at Berlin university, became subsequently member of the academy, and director of studies at the military school. He (lied Sept. 28, 1859. With Ritter, as the founder of general comparative geography, begins a new epoch in the history of geographical sci ence. His chief works arc: Die Erdkunde ant Verholtnisse zur Natio. surd Ceschichte des ..11enschen (Geography in its Relation to Nature and the History or Men), 17 vols. Berl. 1822-54. The work is divided into 4 parts—I. Introduction and East. Asia, in 5 vole., containing Middle Asia, High Asia, Siberia, China, and India, vol. ii.-vi.; 2. West Asia, in 5 vols. vii.-xi.); 3. Arabia (vol. 4. The Sinai Peninsula, Palestine, Syria (vol. xvi.-xvii.),•with 4 indexes, and an atlas of Asia. Introduction to an Essay
oil a more Scientific Treatment of Geography (Bed. 1852); Europa, ein Geographisch., tori,sch., Statistisehes Gemtilde (Europe, a Geographical, Historical, Statistical Picture), 2 vols., Frankf. 1807; Die Stupas, oder die Architect. .tlIonumente, etc. (The Stupas, or the Architectural Monuments on the Indo-Bactrian Royal Road, and the Colossus of Bam yan), Berl. 1838. Many of his antiquarian and historico-antiquarian researches are con tained in the Monatsberichten of the Berlin geographical society, and in the Zeitschrift fur Allgemeine Erdkunde, etc. Other noteworthy productions are: Die Colonisirupg von _Yen Zealand (Berl. 1842); Rick auf des Nitqueliland (Berl 1844); Der Jordon and die Paschifung des Todten Mares (Berl. 1850); Ein Bliek auf Palastina and die Christliche Devolkerung (Berl. 1852).