The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Kohl, Johann Georg

KOHL, kōl, Johann Georg, German traveler and historian: b. Bremen, 28 April 1808; d. there, 28 Oct. 1878. Nearly his entire life was devoted to travel and historical investigation in Europe and in North America, where he spent four years and published as the fruits of researches &lsquo;Travels in Canada&rsquo; (1855); &lsquo;Travels in the Northwestern Parts of the United States&rsquo; (1857); &lsquo;History of the Discovery of America&rsquo; (1861); and several essays on American cartography. Other works are &lsquo;Travels in the Interior of Russia and Poland&rsquo; (1841); &lsquo;The British Isles and Their Inhabitants&rsquo; (1844); &lsquo;The Rhine&rsquo; (1851); &lsquo;The Danube&rsquo; (1853).