Karen Wynn Fonstad
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| − | Karen Wynn was born and raised in Oklahoma, spending her later years in Wisconsin. She attended the [[wikipedia:University of Oklahoma|University of Oklahoma]], where she received a M.A. in Geography. Her speciality had been | + | Karen Wynn was born and raised in Oklahoma, spending her later years in Wisconsin. She attended the [[wikipedia:University of Oklahoma|University of Oklahoma]], where she received a M.A. in Geography. Her speciality had been cartography, and she would spend much of her life as a freelance cartographer. She has published several atlases of fantasy worlds, such as ''[[wikipedia:The Atlas of Pern|Pern]]'', ''[[wikipedia:The Atlas of the Land|the Land]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Atlas of the Dragonlance World|Krynn]]'', but is best known for ''[[The Atlas of Middle-earth]]''. |
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| Karen Wynn Fonstad | |
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| Born | April 18, 1945 |
| Died | March 11, 2005 |
| Education | University of Oklahoma |
Karen Lea Wynn Fonstad (April 18, 1945 – March 11, 2005) was the author of the popular Atlas of Middle-earth.
Life
Karen Wynn was born and raised in Oklahoma, spending her later years in Wisconsin. She attended the University of Oklahoma, where she received a M.A. in Geography. Her speciality had been cartography, and she would spend much of her life as a freelance cartographer. She has published several atlases of fantasy worlds, such as Pern, the Land and Krynn, but is best known for The Atlas of Middle-earth.
Bibliography
- 1981: The Atlas of Middle-earth (First edition)
- 1991: The Atlas of Middle-earth (Second edition)
- 2001: The Atlas of Middle-earth (Third edition)
- 2006: Tolkien Studies: Volume 3
- "Writing "TO" the Map"