William M. Denevan

**William Maxfield Denevan** (16 October 1931-) William M. Denevan is professor emeritus of Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a prominent member of the Berkeley School of Latin Americanist Geography. *Bill* was born 16 October 1931 and grew up in San Diego, California. He later began studies at Long Beach City College and transferred to the University of California, Berkeley where he studied under professors like Sauer, Leighly, Kesseli, Parsons, and Rostlund, and obtained his bachelor's degree in 1953. …