Joseph E. Schwartzberg (born 1928) is
a University of
Minnesota
professor emeritus of geography and prominent
world federalist
scholar.
Schwartzberg was born in Brooklyn, New
York
in 1928. He has done significant work in seeking
solutions to the Kashmir
conflict. He also developed the idea of "
weighted voting" for
representation in a
United Nations
Parliamentary Assembly. He is best known as the editor and
principal author of the
Historical Atlas of South
Asia, which won the Watumull Prize of the American
Historical Association and a distinguished achievement award from
the Association of American Geographers.
He served on the board of directors of the World Federalist
Association, has chaired its Policy and Issues Commission, and is
presently President of the Minnesota Chapter of
Citizens for Global
Solutions.
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