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American geogropher
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About James R. Akerman
- James Richard Akerman (born October 1956) is an American geographer, director of the Newberry Library's Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography.
- At the Newberry he serves as Curator of Maps.
- He is known for his work on the history of cartography.Akerman obtained his B.A.in Sociology from Denison University in 1978, his M.A.
- in Geography from the University of Michigan in 1981 and his Ph.D.
- also in Geography from Pennsylvania State University in 1991.In 1985 Akerman started at the Newberry Library as acting and assistant curator of maps.
- In 1988 he became Assistant Director and in 1995 Acting Director.
- Since 1996 has been director of the Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography.
