Friedrich Wilhelm Putzger (10 January 1849,Siebenlehn – 3 August 1913,Plauen) was a German teacher andcartographer.

He updated thePhysikalisch-statistischer Atlas des deutschen Reiches (Richard Andree, Oskar Peschel, Verlag Velhagen & Klasing) and in 1877 inLeipzig first published theF. W. Putzgers Historischer Schul-Atlas intended for use in schools.

Due to its low price, it was a success. It is still commonly used in schools. The current edition isPutzger - Atlas und Chronik zur Weltgeschichte. Cornelsen, Berlin 2002,

• Irmgard Hantsche,Friedrich Wilhelm Putzger (1849 bis 1913). Atlasautor und sächsischer Schulmann, in: Sächsische Heimatblätter 44 (1998), Heft 1, S. 1–12.
• Irmgard Hantsche,Friedrich Wilhelm Putzger und der Putzger. Zur Anfangsgeschichte eines Historischen Atlas, in: Internationale Schulbuchforschung 19 (1997), Heft 1, S. 5–34.

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• Maproom:This page links to scans of the maps from the 1905 (29th) edition of F. W. Putzgers Historischer Schul-Atlas.

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