William Warntz (1922–1988) was an American mathematical geographer based at the Harvard Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Spatial Analysis. He was a "pioneer in mathematical approaches to spatial analysis".Donald G. Janelle, 'In Memoriam: William Warntz, 1922–1988', Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol. 87, Issue 4 (1997), pp.723–731
Life Warntz studied economics at the University of Pennsylvania, gaining a PhD there. His papers are held at Cornell University Library.Guide to the William Warntz Papers (ca. 1955–1985)
Works Toward a geography of price; a study in geo-econometrics, 1959 Geography now and then: some notes on the history of academic geography in the United States, 1964 Geographers and what they do, 1964 Macrogeography and income fronts, 1965 Breakthroughs in geography, 1971
References
External links Donald G. Janelle, William Warntz and the Legacy of Spatial Thinking at Harvard University, 2012.