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William Warntz

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William Warntz (1922–1988) was an American mathematical geographer based at the Harvard Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis. He was a "pioneer in mathematical approaches to spatial analysis".[1]

Life[edit]

Warntz studied economics at the University of Pennsylvania, gaining a PhD there. His papers are held at Cornell University Library.[2]

Works[edit]

  • Toward a geography of price; a study in geo-econometrics, 1959
  • Geography now and then: some notes on the history of academic geography in the United States, 1964
  • Geographers and what they do, 1964
  • Macrogeography and income fronts, 1965
  • Breakthroughs in geography, 1971

References[edit]

  1. ^ Donald G. Janelle, 'In Memoriam: William Warnts, 1922–1988', Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol. 87, Issue 4 (1997), pp.723–731
  2. ^ Guide to the William Warntz Papers (ca. 1955–1985)

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