Arno Peters | |
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Born | 22 May 1916 |
Died | 2 December 2002 Bremen, Germany | (aged 86)
Education | Friedrich-Wilhelm University |
Occupation(s) | Historian Director of the Institute for Universal History |
Known for | Developing the Peters world map based on the Gall-Peters projection |
Honors | Honorary professorship at the University of Bremen |
Arno Peters (22 May 1916 – 2 December 2002) was a German historian who developed the Peters world map, based on the Gall–Peters projection.