Mercator
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Mercator may refer to:
- Marius MercatorMarius MercatorMarius Mercator was a Catholic ecclesiastical writer.In 417 or 418 he was in Rome where he wrote two anti-Pelagian treatises, which he submitted to Augustine of Hippo...
(c. 390–451), a Catholic ecclesiastical writer - Gerardus MercatorGerardus Mercatorthumb|right|200px|Gerardus MercatorGerardus Mercator was a cartographer, born in Rupelmonde in the Hapsburg County of Flanders, part of the Holy Roman Empire. He is remembered for the Mercator projection world map, which is named after him...
, a 16th-century Flemish cartographer- Mercator projectionMercator projectionThe Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection presented by the Belgian geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator, in 1569. It became the standard map projection for nautical purposes because of its ability to represent lines of constant course, known as rhumb lines or loxodromes, as...
, a cartographic projection devised by Gerardus Mercator
- Mercator projection
- Nicholas MercatorNicholas MercatorNicholas Mercator , also known by his Germanic name Kauffmann, was a 17th-century mathematician....
, a 17th-century mathematician - Mercator TelescopeMercator TelescopeThe Mercator Telescope is a 1.2m telescope, operated by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven , Belgium, in collaboration with the Observatory of the University of Geneva. It is named after Gerard Mercator, famous cartographer....
, a Flemish telescope installed in La Palma, Canary Islands - Mercator (retail)Mercator (retail)Mercator is a Slovenian retail chain based in Ljubljana. The company was founded in 1949 under the name Živila Ljubljana, but four years later it was renamed and given its current name...
, a Slovenian supermarket chain - Mercator (ship)Mercator (ship)The barquentine Mercator was designed by the Antarctic explorer Adrien de Gerlache as a training ship for the Belgian merchant fleet. She was named after Gerardus Mercator , Flemish cartographer...
, a barquentine museum ship in Oostende, Belgium - P4M MercatorP4M Mercator|-See also:-References:* Dorr, Robert F. and Richard R. Burgess. "Ferreting Mercators". Air International, October 1993, Vol.45, No. 4. ISSN 0306-5634. pp. 215–222....
, A reconnaissance aircraft used by the United States Navy during the 1950s - QinetiQ Mercator, a British unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)
- Mercator School of ManagementMercator School of ManagementThe Mercator School of Management refers to the faculty of business administration of the University of Duisburg-Essen in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany - Mercator LinesMercator LinesMercator Group is an Indian Shipping Corporation with diversified interests in Transportation, Dredging, Oil and Gas, Ship Management services, Marine Logistics and Offshore services. Mercator Lines Ltd is the parent company and is the second largest private sector shipping company in India based...
, Shipping company in India - Mercator Corporation, a consulting firm and investment bank formed by James Giffen, involved with KazakhgateKazakhgateKаzаkhgаtе refers to the scandal surrounding James Giffen, an American businessman and former advisor of Kazakhstan president Nursultan Nazarbayev...
- Mercator K55KMercator K55KThe Mercator K55K is a type of pocketknife produced in Germany since around 1867. Mercator knives were primarily produced by Hy. Kauffmann, which was operational from 1856 to 1995. The Mercator K55K knife is still produced in Germany by Mercator, now a division of Otter-Messer.-Construction:The...
, a type of pocketknife produced in Germany and , a number of ships named Mercator - Mercator (play)Mercator (play)Mercator, or The Merchant, is a Latin comedic play for the early Roman theatre by Titus Maccius Plautus. It is based on a Greek play by the playwright Philemon.-Plot:...
, a comedic play by Plautus
See also
- Merchant (surname)Merchant (surname)Merchant is a family name shared by the following people:*Anthony Merchant , Canadian lawyer and politician*Ali Merchant, actor*Carolyn Merchant , U:S: ecofeminist philosopher and historian of science...
- Marchant (disambiguation) (French)
- KaufmannKaufmannKaufmann is a surname with many variants such as Kauffmann, Kaufman, and Kauffman. In German, the name means merchant. It is the cognate of the English Chapman . "Kaufmann" may refer to:- Kaufmann :* Aloys P. Kaufmann , Mayor of St...
(German)