Karen Wynn Fonstad



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Karen Wynn Fonstad

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born
April 18, 1945 in Oklahoma City, The United States

died
March 11, 2005

gender
female


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Karen Wynn Fonstad, née Wynn (April 18, 1945 - March 11, 2005) was the author of several atlases of fictional worlds.

Born Karen Lea Wynn in Oklahoma City to parents James and Estis Wynn, she graduated from Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma, and then earned a B.S. degree in Physical Therapy and an M.A. in Geography, specializing in cartography, from the University of Oklahoma.

While attending the University of Oklahoma she met Todd A. Fonstad. They married on March 21, 1970 and produced two children: Dr. Mark A. Fonstad and Kristina Stingle.

Before her "retirement" to raising children and writing companion atlases, Fonstad was Director of Cartographic Services at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. Her formal acknowledgments for ''The At...more


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Average rating: 4.05 · 3,019 ratings · 66 reviews · 6 distinct works
Atlas of Middle-earth
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4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 2,402 ratings — published 1981 — 13 editions
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The Atlas of Pern
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 442 ratings — published 1984 — 4 editions
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The Atlas of the Dragonlanc...
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 1987 — 3 editions
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The Forgotten Realms Atlas:...
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions
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The Atlas Of The Land
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Historischer Atlas Von Mitt...
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