Eduard Imhof
Born in 1895.
Died in 1986.
Eduard Imhof worked as a surveying engineer, draughtsman, painter and cartographer. He is recognised for having founded the Cartographic Institute at ETH Zurich, whose activities he directed for forty years. Over the course of his career, he designed numerous maps and atlases, including the celebrated «Atlas des écoles secondaires suisses».
His œuvre reflects a rigorous and artistic approach to cartography, thereby leaving a lasting mark on the field.