Matthias Christian Sprengel (24 August 1746, in
Rostock – 7 January 1803, in
Halle an der Saale) was a German geographer and historian. He was notably the author of works on North American history, the American Revolution and Maratha history.
Geschichte der Maratten, 1786 – History of
Maratha empire.
Geschichte der wichtigsten geographischen Entdeckungen bis zur Ankunft der Portugiesen in Japan 1542 (2nd edition, 1792) – History of the most important geographical discoveries until the arrival of the Portuguese in Japan in 1542.
Auswahl der besten ausländischen geographischen und statistischen Nachrichten zur Aufklärung der Völker- und Länderkunde (14 volumes, 1784–1800) – Selection of the best foreign geographical and statistical notices for the explanation of geography and
ethnography
Mathias Christian Sprengels Erdbeschreibung von Ostindien, 1802 – Sprengel's geography of
East India.[2]