| Date | Person | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 |