Arno Peters
Arno Peters (
May 22,
1916 -
December 2,
2002) developed the Peters world map, based on the
Gall-Peters projection.
Born in
Berlin,
Germany, he began his career as a filmmaker who studied
American techniques of filmmaking during the late
1930s, and helped to revolutionize film production in Germany at the time. In
1942, Arno Peters received his doctorate at the
University of Berlin, writing his dissertation on political propaganda. This interest pushed Peters into studying Synchronoptic World History, which focuses on giving all people of the world equal voice, by making a timeline with each year getting equal space on a page. This project culminated in Peters' development of the Peters world map in
1974, which gives a size-accurate portrayal of the world, allowing all countries to have equal representation.
Peters worked in
Bremen, Germany, until his death.
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