Arthur H. Robinson
Arthur H. Robinson | |
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| Born | January 5, 1915 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | October 10, 2004 (aged 89) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Geographer, cartographer |
Arthur H. Robinson (January 5, 1915 – October 10, 2004) was an American geographer and cartographer, 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.