Arthur H. Robinson

For the British geographer, see Adrian Henry Wardle Robinson.
Arthur H. Robinson
Robinson in 1997
Born(1915-01-05)January 5, 1915
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedOctober 10, 2004(2004-10-10) (aged 89)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
OccupationsGeographer, cartographer

Arthur H. Robinson (January 5, 1915 – October 10, 2004) was an American geographer and cartographer, who was a 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; one of his most notable accomplishments is the Robinson projection of 1961.

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