Born in Berlin, Germany, he began his career as a filmmaker who studied American techniques of filmmaking during the late 1930s, and helped to revolutionize film production in Germany at the time. In 1942, Arno Peters received his doctorate at the University of Berlin, writing his dissertation on political propaganda. This interest pushed Peters into studying Synchronoptic World History, which focuses on giving all people of the world equal voice, by making a timeline with each year getting equal space on a page. This project culminated in Peters' development of the Peters Projection map in 1974, which gives a size-accurate portrayal of the world, allowing all countries to have equal representation.
Peters worked in Bremen, Germany, until his death.
In fact, Gall's projection was slightly different to Peters', and it was not until late in life that Peters became aware of it.
Peters did not engage with his more vitriolic critics, pleased that the map was provoking thought and debate about the way maps shape our view of the world.
ArnoPeters, historian, was born in Berlin on May 22, 1916, and died in Bremen on December 2, 2002, at the age of 86.
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