Walter Ristow American Curator
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Details
| First Name |
Walter
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| Last Name |
Ristow
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| Birthday |
20th April, 1908
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| Birthplace |
La Crosse, Wisconsin
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| Died |
3rd April, 2006
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| Place of Death |
Mitchellville, Maryland
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
librarian, cartographer
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| Occupation |
Curator
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Walter William Ristow (April 20, 1908, in La Crosse, Wisconsin – April 3, 2006, in Mitchellville, Maryland) was the head librarian of the map library at the New York Public Library and later the Library of Congress. Ristow graduated with a degree in geography from the University of Wisconsin in 1931. He went on to earn a master's degree in geography from Oberlin College and a doctorate from Clark University. Ristow joined the Library of Congress in 1946 and became chief of its map department in 1967. He retired in 1978.
