G. Schilder
Günter Schilder (b. 1942) studied geography and history at Vienna University from 1960 to 1967. He undertook two years of research in the Netherlands for his dissertation and in 1970 he obtained a PhD at Vienna University. Since 1971 he has worked in the Netherlands at Utrecht University on the history of cartography. In 1981 he was appointed professor of the history of cartography, a position he continued until his retirement in 2005. Schilder has written numerous publications on the history of Dutch cartography and discoveries. As a result the knowledge of and appreciation for Dutch cartography in its Golden Age has been considerably augmented.
R.L. Betz
Richard and Penelope have had a lifelong attraction to Africa. At present, they are co-owners of Hemispheres Antique Maps & Prints. Prior to founding Hemispheres, Richard completed a career in economic development work with over twenty years of consulting and living in many areas of the world. Twe...
G. Kleis
Drs. Gerrit Kleis (1940) received his education in the Dutch language, history and analytical bibliography at the University of Amsterdam between 1962 and 1969. He wrote several articles on the history of the rose, with which he made the foundation for a bibliography of Dutch monographs on roses.
H. de la Fontaine Verwey
Herman de la Fontaine Verwey (1903-1989) occupied, between 1954 and 1974, the first chair for the science of the book as a professor at the University of Amsterdam. He also was, since 1941, librarian of the Amsterdam University Library. In 1969 he was one of the founders of the scholarly periodical ...
P. van der Krogt
Petrus Cornelis Jozef ('Peter') van der Krogt, born Delft 15 January 1956, studied physical geography at the University of Utrecht since 1974. After the 'kandidaatsexamen' (the first university examination) the main subject of his study became cartography, with the main interest in the history of ca...
Rodney Shirley
Rodney Shirley was educated at Stowe and at the Universities of Cambridge (MA) and Harvard (MBA). His main career has been in business but for many years he has been a collector and historian of early maps and associated decorative titlepages. He is past president and a current council member of the...