Arthur H. Robinson

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Congress_on_Surveying_and_Mapping
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Wisconsin
gptkbp:birthDate 1915-12-05
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution Improved map projections
gptkbp:deathDate 2004-12-10
gptkbp:field Geography
gptkbp:founded gptkb:The_Robinson_Map_Company
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arthur H. Robinson
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_P._Snyder
gptkbp:influencedBy Erwin Raisz
gptkbp:knownFor Cartography
gptkbp:legacy Robinson_Projection_widely_used_in_world_maps.
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork Robinson Projection
gptkbp:occupation Cartographer
gptkbp:publishedBy Elements of Cartography
gptkbp:researchInterest Geospatial analysis
Map design
Cartographic education
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Madison,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Robinson
gptkbp:taught gptkb:University_of_Wisconsin-Madison