Karen Wynn Fonstad | |
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 Fonstad in 2004 | |
| Born | Karen Lea Wynn April 18, 1945[1] |
| Died | March 11, 2005 (aged 59) |
| Resting place | Forest Cemetery (Stevens Point, Wisconsin) |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
| Occupation(s) | Cartographer, academic |
| Known for | Atlases of fictional worlds |
Karen Lea Wynn Fonstad (April 18, 1945 – March 11, 2005) was an American cartographer and academic who designed several atlases of fictional worlds, including her 1981 The Atlas of Middle-earth about J. R. R. Tolkien's creations.[2][3]
- ^ "United States Social Security Death Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JPMP-QM5 : accessed 12 Feb 2013), Karen L Fonstad, 11 March 2005; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
- ^ Fonstad, Karen Wynn (2006). "Writing "TO" the Map". Tolkien Studies. 3 (1): 133–136. doi:10.1353/tks.2006.0018. ISSN 1547-3163. S2CID 170599010.
- ^ Flieger, Verlyn (2006). "Karen Wynn Fonstad". Tolkien Studies. 3 (1): 133. doi:10.1353/tks.2006.0017. ISSN 1547-3163. S2CID 170215742.