Bernardus Varenius

Japanese: ワレニウス（英語表記）Bernardus Varenius

1622‐50
A pioneering modern geographer born in Germany. He studied at Königsberg and the University of Leiden in the Netherlands, passing his medical exam in 1649, and in the same year published his Latin work The History of the Japanese Kingdom by Elzevir Bookshop in Amsterdam. In 1974 a German translation appeared, followed by a Japanese translation. Although it is a compilation, it is one of the oldest European-language books introducing Japan. In 1650, shortly after Wallenius' early death, his famous magnum opus Geographia Generale was published. In this work, geography is divided into general geography and specific geography (topography), with the former divided into three sections: absolute (dealing with the Earth itself and its regions), relative (dealing with the Earth as a celestial body), and comparative (comparing and examining different regions on Earth).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1622‐50
ドイツ生れの先駆的な近代地理学者。ケーニヒスベルクとオランダのライデン大学で学び，49年には医学の試験に合格，同年アムステルダムのエルゼビル書店からラテン語の《日本王国志》を出版。1974年に至ってドイツ語訳，次いで日本語訳も現れた。編纂本であるが，ヨーロッパ語の日本紹介書としては最も古い部類に属する。ワレニウスの夭折直後の1650年には有名な大著《一般地理学》が刊行された。この中で地理学は一般地理学と特殊地理学(地誌)に，前者はさらに絶対(地球自体と諸地域を扱う)，相対(天体としての地球を扱う)，比較(地球上相異なる諸地域を比較考察する)の3部門に分けられた。

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