Mark Monmonier
Mark Stephen Monmonier (born February 2, 1943 ) is an American writer and professor of geography at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University .
Life
His research areas are the study of the relationships between geographic information and society, the history of cartography in the 20th century, cartographic design and geoecology .
In numerous specialist articles and popular science books, he repeatedly and critically analyzed the role of modern cartography and its social responsibility - above all against the background of recent technical developments in computer cartography, geographical information systems and remote sensing .
Mark Monmonier became known beyond the United States with his book How to Lie with Maps , which has been translated into various languages.
Writings and works (selection)
- Mapping It Out: Expository Cartography for the Humanities and Social Sciences . University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1993
- How to Lie with Maps . University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1996 (2nd edition)
- German edition: one in one million. The cartographers' tricks and lies . German by Doris Gerstner. Birkhäuser Verlag 1996, ISBN 3-764-35391-0
- Cartographies of Danger: Mapping Hazards in America . University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1997
- Air Apparent: How Meteorologists Learned to Map, Predict, and Dramatize Weather . University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1999
- Bushmanders and Bullwinkles: How Politicians Manipulate Electronic Maps and Census Data to Win Elections . University of Chicago Press, Chicago 2001
- Spying with Maps: Surveillance Technologies and the Future of Privacy . University of Chicago Press, Chicago 2002
- Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator Projection . University of Chicago Press, Chicago 2004
- From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame . University of Chicago Press, Chicago 2006
- Coast Lines: How Mapmakers Frame the World and Chart Environmental Change . University of Chicago Press, Chicago 2008
Awards
- 1998 Distinguished Professor of Geography from Syracuse University
- 2000 Media Achievement Award of the Association of American Geographers
- 2001 OM Miller Cartographic Medal from the American Geographical Society
- 2004 Globe Book Award for Public Understanding of Geography from the Association of American Geographers
- 2009 Mercator Medal from the German Society for Cartography
Web links
- Author's website by Mark Monmonier
- Web site at Syracuse University
- Literature by and about Mark Monmonier in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ DGfK honors Mark Monmonier with the Mercator Medal . Website of the German Society for Cartography. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Monmonier, Mark |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Monmonier, Mark Stephen (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1943 |