| Date | Person | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Clavius, Christoph | Ricci studied mathematics and geography under Clavius in Rome | |
| Hartzheim, Hermann Josef | Hartzheim prompted a revised edition of school texts for German and new impulses in the teaching of mathematics, physics, and geography during his time in Cologne | |
| Rausch, Franz | Rausch established land surveying and cartography in Hungary | |
| Tylkowski, Wojciech | Tylkowski was the author of about 80 books on topics from theology, philosophy, the natural and exact sciences | |
| Wyrwicz, Karol | Wyrwicz was the author of the first Polish handbooks in geography | |
| Ximenes, Leonardo | Ximenes dedicated himself to the application of geometry to physics, mechanics, hydraulics, optics, astronomy, geography, architecture, and ballistics |