John R. Borchert
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DiedMarch 30, 2001 (aged 82)
Ramsey County, Minnesota, U.S.
TitleRegents' Professor Emeritus of Geography
Term1981-1989
Doctor John R. Borchert | |
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| Born | October 24, 1918 |
| Died | March 30, 2001 (aged 82) Ramsey County, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Title | Regents' Professor Emeritus of Geography |
| Term | 1981-1989 |
| Spouse | Jane W. Borchert |
| Children | 4 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | Army Air Forces |
| Service years | 1942 - 1945 |
| Rank | Major |
| Service number | 11049832 |
| Unit | Eighth Air Force |
| Website | https://www.borchert.com/john/index.htm |
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John Robert Borchert (October 24, 1918 - March 30, 2001) was an American geographer and Regents' Professor at the University of Minnesota. His most notable work, Borchert's Epochs, is still taught as a model for American Urbanization.[1] He is the namesake for the John R. Borchert Map Library at the University of Minnesota.[2]
