James R. Akerman

James Richard Akerman (born October 1956) is an American geographer, director of the Newberry Library's Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography. At the Newberry he serves as Curator of Maps. He is known for his work on the history of cartography.[1][2]

James Richard Akerman
BornOctober 1956
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPennsylvania State University
Scientific career
Fieldsgeographer, administrator

Akerman obtained his B.A.in Sociology from Denison University in 1978, his M.A. in Geography from the University of Michigan in 1981 and his Ph.D. also in Geography from Pennsylvania State University in 1991.[3]

In 1985 Akerman started at the Newberry Library as acting and assistant curator of maps. In 1988 he became Assistant Director and in 1995 Acting Director. Since 1996 has been director of the Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography.

Selected publications
  • James R. Akerman and Robert W. Karrow, eds., Maps: Finding Our Place in the World, Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. 2007.
  • Akerman, James R., ed. The imperial map: cartography and the mastery of empire. Vol. 15. University of Chicago Press, 2009.
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References
  1. Crampton, Jeremy W. "Cartography: performative, participatory, political." Progress in human geography 33.6 (2009): 840-848.
  2. Crampton, Jeremy W. Mapping: A critical introduction to cartography and GIS. Vol. 11. John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
  3. CURRICULUM VITAE; James Richard Akerman, at newberry.org. Accessed 9-5-2019.
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