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 in 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 in 1961.
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“When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals. He has nerve and he has knowledge.”
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“But still he fluttered pulses when he said,
“Good-morning,” and he glittered when he walked.”
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