Mercator, Gerardus Syllabification: (Mer·ca·tor, Gerardus)Pronunciation: /mərˈkātər/Definition of Mercator, Gerardus (1512–94), Flemish geographer and cartographer, a resident in Germany from 1552; Latinized name of Gerhard Kremer. He invented the system of map projection that is named after him. Mercator, Gerardus in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Mercator, Gerardus in the British & World English dictionary
