Karen Wynn Fonstad ( born Karen Wynn Fonstad , April 18, 1945 - March 11, 2005 ) - scientist, cartographer . Compiled by several atlases of fictional worlds .
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| Birth name | Karen Leah Wynn |
| Date of Birth | April 18, 1945 |
| Place of Birth | Oklahoma City , Oklahoma |
| Date of death | March 11, 2005 (59 years old) |
| A place of death | Oshkosh , Wisconsin |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Occupation | cartographer, academician |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Death
- 2 Works
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
James and Estis Wynn's daughter, Karen Leah Wynne, was born in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma , April 18, 1945. She graduated from Norman , Oklahoma and the University of Oklahoma , where she received a bachelor's degree in physiotherapy in the hope of becoming an anatomical illustrator [en ] . But later she received a master's degree in geography with a specialization in cartography [1] [2] .
During her studies at the university, Karen met her future husband, associate professor of geography Todd A. Fonstad [3] [2] . They married on March 21, 1970. From their marriage, a son, Mark Alan [3], and a daughter, Christina, were born.
She worked as a freelance cartographer and a freelance geography lecturer at the University of Wisconsin in Oshkosh from 1993 to 1998 [4] [2] . For 24 years, Karen has been a member of the Oshkosh City Plan Commission and the Oshkosh City Council. In addition, the activities and interests of Karen concerned the following organizations: the board of directors of Grand Opera House; committees for the development of hotels, conference centers and public transport ( Hotel / Convention Center and Mass Transportation Center Development Committees ); Oshkosh Commercial Development Corporation ( Oshkosh Commercial Development Corporation ); Board of Directors of the Business Improvement Council Board of Directors and the Downtown Oshkosh Committee [1] .
Karen was listed in Marquis Who's Who publications: “Who's Who Among American Women,” “Who's Who in the Midwest,” and “Who's Who Among Women of the World” [1] .
Death
Karen Wynn Fonstad died on March 11, 2005 at the age of 59 from a complication of breast cancer . The memorial service was held in the United Methodist Church on Algoma Boulevard in the city of Oshkosh. Buried at Forest Cemetery in [1]
Works
Karen gained fame for creating atlases of some fictional worlds:
- en: The Atlas of Middle-earth (1981) ISBN 0-395-28665-4
- Atlas of Middle-earth , based on the Tolkien Legendarium .
- en: The Atlas of Pern (1984) ISBN 0-345-31434-4
- Atlas of Pern , based on the cycle of books The Riders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey .
- en: The Atlas of the Land (1985) ISBN 0-345-31431-X
- Country Atlas, based on "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever" by Stephen Donaldson .
- en: Atlas of the Dragonlance World (1987) ISBN 0-88038-448-4
- The Krynn Atlas, based on The Spear Saga , is a series of books by Tracy Hickman , Margaret Ways and other authors.
- en: The Forgotten Realms Atlas (1990) ISBN 0-88038-857-9
- Atlas of the Forgotten Kingdoms , Ed Greenwood's world, based on the Dungeons and Dragons system published by TSR .
- The Atlas of Middle-earth: Revised Edition (1992) ISBN 0-395-53516-6
- Reprint of the atlas of Middle-earth.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Author Karen Wynn Fonstad: 1945-2005 . Obituary, March 12, 2005 at TheOneRing.net
- ↑ 1 2 3 Foreword and thanks in The Atlas of Pern (1984)
- ↑ 1 2 Biography of Mark Alan Fonstad on the website of the University of Oregon
- ↑ Journal of the University of Wisconsin Fall 2005