(1512–94), Flemish geographer and cartographer, resident in Germany from 1552; Latinized name of Gerhard Kremer. He invented the system of map projection that is named after him.
Definition of Mercator, Gerardus in US English:
Mercator, Gerardus
proper nounmərˈkātər
(1512–94), Flemish geographer and cartographer, resident in Germany from 1552; Latinized name of Gerhard Kremer. He invented the system of map projection that is named after him.