Who among the following is the first known person to use the word Geography?

Q. Who among the following is the first known person to use the word Geography?
Answer: Eratosthenes
Notes: Eratosthenes of Cyrene (3^rd Century BC) is the first known person to use the word geography for the first time. He is the first person to calculate the circumference of the earth and the tilt of the earth axis with reliable accuracy.

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