Waldo R. Tobler

Summary

Waldo R. Tobler is a human^[1]. Born in Portland^[2], he… he was born on +1930-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Santa Barbara^[4]. He died on +2018-02-20T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a geographer^[6] and cartographer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Waldo R. Tobler's place of birth was Portland^[2].
• Waldo R. Tobler passed away in Santa Barbara^[4].
• Waldo R. Tobler was born on +1930-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Waldo R. Tobler was born on +1930-11-16T00:00:00Z^[9].
• Waldo R. Tobler died on +2018-02-20T00:00:00Z^[5].
• Waldo R. Tobler held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Waldo R. Tobler's professions included geographer^[6].
• Waldo R. Tobler's professions included cartographer^[7].
• Among Waldo R. Tobler's employers was University of Michigan^[11].
• Among Waldo R. Tobler's employers was University of California, Santa Barbara^[12].
• Waldo R. Tobler's education included a stint at University of Washington^[13].
• Waldo R. Tobler was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[14].
• Waldo R. Tobler was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society^[15].
• Waldo R. Tobler's image is recorded as Waldo Tobler 2007.jpg^[16].
• Waldo R. Tobler is recorded as male^[17].
• Waldo R. Tobler's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Waldo R. Tobler supervised John Sibert as a doctoral student^[19].
• Waldo R. Tobler supervised Sandra Arlinghaus as a doctoral student^[20].
• Waldo R. Tobler's ISNI is recorded as 0000000360754229^[21].
• Waldo R. Tobler's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 223832697^[22].
• Waldo R. Tobler's GND ID is recorded as 122533038^[23].
• Waldo R. Tobler's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb99036901^[24].
• Waldo R. Tobler's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15336367j^[25].
• Waldo R. Tobler's IdRef ID is recorded as 069330069^[26].
• Waldo R. Tobler's Commons category is recorded as Waldo Tobler^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Portland^[2], Waldo R. Tobler… Recorded date of birth include +1930-01-01T00:00:00Z^[3] and +1930-11-16T00:00:00Z^[9].

Education

Waldo R. Tobler was educated at University of Washington^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geographer^[6] and cartographer^[7]. Employers include University of Michigan^[11], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1817^[30], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[31] and University of California, Santa Barbara^[12], a public university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1909^[34], headquartered in Santa Barbara County^[35]. Doctoral students include John Sibert^[19] and Sandra Arlinghaus^[20], a geographer^[36], b. 1943^[37], of United States^[38], specialised in geography^[39].

Death and Burial

Waldo R. Tobler died on +2018-02-20T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Santa Barbara^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Waldo R. Tobler include Tobler's first law of geography^[40], a principle^[41].

Why It Matters

Waldo R. Tobler ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] He is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for him include Tobler's first law of geography^[40], a principle^[41].

FAQs

Where was Waldo R. Tobler born?

Waldo R. Tobler was born in Portland^[2].

Where did Waldo R. Tobler die?

Waldo R. Tobler passed away in Santa Barbara^[4].

What did Waldo R. Tobler do for work?

Waldo R. Tobler worked as geographer^[6] and cartographer^[7].

Where did Waldo R. Tobler go to school?

Waldo R. Tobler was educated at University of Washington^[13].