Bernhard Jenny
United KingdomcartographerMale8.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Bernhard Jenny is a cartographer and a professor at Monash University, known for co-creating the Equal Earth projection, which accurately represents the sizes of continents, particularly Africa, challenging the traditional Mercator projection that distorts their dimensions. His work emphasizes the importance of accurate mapping in shaping perceptions of geography and identity.
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Bernhard Jenny is an associate professor at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, who contributed to the development of the Equal Earth projection.
‘A map is never neutral’: meet the cartographers who took on centuries of western bias | GeographyUnited Kingdom· 2026-09-18
Bernhard Jenny developed software for easier design of new projections.
Kako so zemljevidi popačili predstave o svetu
Slovenia· 2025-10-09
Bernhard Jenny is a cartographer who contributed to the Equal Earth projection launched in 2018.
‘Correcting The Map’: reshaping perceptions of Africa
Taiwan· 2025-09-20
Bernhard Jenny launched the Equal Earth projection in 2018.
'Correcting The Map': Reshaping perceptions of Africa
Kenya· 2025-09-07Bernhard Jenny is a professor at Monash University and co-creator of the Equal Earth projection, advocating for more accurate map representations.
“Los mapas no son dibujos inocentes”: África exige un cambio en la cartografía que muestre el tamaño real del continente | Planeta Futuro
Spain· 2025-08-20
