William Warntz
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
Warntz studied economics at the University of Pennsylvania, gaining a PhD there. His papers are held at Cornell University Library.[2]
Works
- 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
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References
- Donald G. Janelle, 'In Memoriam: William Warnts, 1922–1988', Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol. 87, Issue 4 (1997), pp.723–731
- Guide to the William Warntz Papers (ca. 1955–1985)
External links
- William Warntz at Hmolpedia
- Donald G. Janelle, William Warntz and the Legacy of Spatial Thinking at Harvard University, 2012.
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