Karen Wynn Fonstad
Karen Wynn Fonstad | |
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Fonstad in 2004 | |
| Born | Karen Lea Wynn April 18, 1945 |
| Died | March 11, 2005 (aged 59) |
| Resting place | Forest Cemetery (Stevens Point, Wisconsin) |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
| Occupation(s) | Cartographer, academic |
| Known for | Atlases of fictional worlds |
Karen Lea Wynn Fonstad (April 18, 1945 – March 11, 2005) was an American cartographer and academic who designed several atlases of fictional worlds, including her 1981 The Atlas of Middle-earth about J. R. R. Tolkien's creations.