Arthur H. Robinson | |
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Born | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | January 5, 1915
Died | October 10, 2004 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. | (aged 89)
Arthur H. Robinson (January 5, 1915 – October 10, 2004) was an American geographer and cartographer,[1] who was professor in the Geography Department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1947 until he retired in 1980. He was a prolific writer and influential philosopher on cartography, and one of his most notable accomplishments is the Robinson projection of 1961.