Age, Biography and Wiki

David Rumsey was born on 1944, is an American map collector (born 1944). Discover David Rumsey's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

Popular As N/A
Occupation N/A
Age 80 years old
Zodiac Sign
Born 1944
Birthday 1944
Birthplace N/A
Nationality

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 1944. He is a member of famous with the age 80 years old group.

David Rumsey Height, Weight & Measurements

At 80 years old, David Rumsey height not available right now. We will update David Rumsey's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.

Physical Status
Height Not Available
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Not Available
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

David Rumsey Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is David Rumsey worth at the age of 80 years old? David Rumsey’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from . We have estimated David Rumsey's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
Net Worth in 2023 Pending
Salary in 2023 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income

David Rumsey Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

1944

David Rumsey (born 1944) is an American map collector and the founder of the David Rumsey Map Collection.

He is also the president of Cartography Associates.

Rumsey has a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts from Yale University and was a founding member of Yale Research Associates in the Arts also known as PULSA, a group of artists working with electronic technologies.

1966

He was also a 1966 initiate into the Skull and Bones Society, before becoming associate director of the American Society for Eastern Arts in San Francisco.

Later, he entered a 20-year career in real estate development and finance during which he had a long association with Charles Feeney's General Atlantic Holding Company of New York and served as president and director of several of its real estate subsidiaries; General Atlantic eventually became the Atlantic Philanthropies, a Bermuda-based philanthropic foundation that is one of the world's largest charities.

Rumsey was a lecturer in art at the Yale School of Art for several years.

He has lectured widely regarding his online library work, including talks at the Library of Congress, New York Public Library, Digital Library Federation, Stanford University, Harvard University, Where 2.0, O'Reilly Open Source Convention, and at conferences in Hong Kong, Mexico, Japan, United Kingdom, and Germany.

1980

From the early 1980s, Rumsey has collected more than 150,000 rare 16th through 21st century maps of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Pacific, Arctic, Antarctic, and the world.

The collection includes separate maps, atlases, globes, school geographies, books of travel and exploration, and maritime charts.

The collection is available on his website for free viewing.

2002

For making his map collection public, Rumsey was given an honors award in 2002 by Special Libraries Association.

The website, developed in conjunction with Luna Imaging and TechEmpower, won the Webby Award for Technical Achievement in 2002.

2008

As of January 2008, following are some of the institutions where Rumsey serves as a board member:

He is the author of the following books:

2012

On May 18, 2012, Rumsey received the Warren R. Howell Award from the Stanford University Libraries in recognition of his service to Stanford.

2016

The entire collection is hosted in the David Rumsey Map Center that opened on April 19, 2016 in the Bing Wing of Green Library, Stanford University.

The center contains rare maps and atlases in addition to interactive, high-resolution screens for viewing digital cartography.

The davidrumsey.com website continues as a separate public resource.