Background
Woodward, David Alfred was born on August 29, 1942 in Leamington, England, came to the United States,1964. Son of Max Wakerley and Kathleen May Woodward.
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David Alfred Woodward
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Bachelor with honors, U. Wales, 1964. Master of Arts in Geography, University of Wisconsin, 1967, Doctor of Philosophy inGeography, 1970. Cartographer, Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, England, 1961.
Compiler, editor Reader"s Digest Association, London, 1966.
Project assistant University of Wisconsin Cartographic Laboratory, Madison, 1964-1967, teaching assistant in cartography, 1967-1968, research assistant, 1968-1969, associate professor geography, 1980-1981, professor, 1981, Arthur H. Robinson professor, 1995, director University Cartographic Laboratory, 1983-1986. Senior member Institute Research in the Humanities.
Cartographic specialist Newberry Library., 1970-1971, director Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for History of Cartography, 1972-1980. Lecturer, map designer.
American Council Learned Societies travel grantee, 1971, 73, 75, 79, 83, 87.
Clark Library research fellow, 1973. British Academy exchange fellow, 1973, 93. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial fellow, 1977-1978.
Research and travel grants University of Wisconsin.
Career
General editor Studies in the History of Discoveries, 1971-1976. Editor American Cartographer, 1982-1985.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow British Academy. Member Royal Geography Society, British Cartographic Society, American Congress Surveying and Mapping (director cartography division 1980-1982), American Cartographic Association, Canada Cartographic Association, Association American Geographers, North America Cartographic Information Society, International Society History of Cartography (director), American Printing History Association, PrintingHist. Society London, Society History of Discoveries, Chicago Map Society, Hakluyt Society.
Connections
Married Rosalind Lenice Bailey, July 27, 1966. Children: Jennifer, Rachel (deceased), Justin.
