Gerald A. Danzer (born 9 November 1938) is
professor emeritus of history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a specialist in
historical geography,
world history, and the use of old maps as historical sources.
Early life
Gerald Danzer was born on 9 November 1938. He received his Ph.D from
Northwestern University in 1967 for a dissertation on the subject of "America's Roots in the Past: Historical Publication in America to 1860".[1]
Career
Danzer is professor emeritus of history at the
University of Illinois at Chicago[2] where he has taught an MA program for teachers of history for over thirty years.[3] He is a specialist in historical geography, world history, and the use of old maps as historical sources. He is a former director of the
Chicago Neighborhood History Project.[4]
Selected publications
1980s
People Space and Time. The Chicago Neighborhood History Project: An Introduction to Community History for Schools. University Press Of America, 1986. (Joint author)
ISBN0819152226
Public Places: Exploring Their History. Altamira Press, 1987.[5]ISBN0761989315
1990s
Discovering Western Civilization Through Maps and Views. Harper Collins, 1991. (With David Buisseret)
ISBN0673535967
Mapping World History: A Guide for Beginning Students. Harper Collins, 1992.
ISBN0065005600
The Americans. McDougal Littell, Evanston, 1998. (Multiple later and variant editions)
ISBN0395851823
World History: An Atlas and Study Guide. Prentice Hall, 1998.
ISBN0130953822
2000s
An Atlas of World History. Borders Press, 2000.
ISBN0681465727
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century. McDougal Littell, Evanston, 2003.
Maps in Context: A Workbook for American History, Volume I. Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004.
ISBN978-0312434816
Maps in Context: A Workbook for American History, Volume II. Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004.
ISBN978-0312434823
Chicago's Historic Maps: Resources for Understanding the City. Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, Springfield, 2007.
ISBN9780942579253
The World's Columbian Exposition, 1893: Reconstructing the Geography of Chicago's World's Fair by way of a Fire Insurance Atlas. Privately printed, Chicago, 2014.