Arno Peters was a German historian and cartographer, best known for creating the Peters Projection, a world map that aims to represent land areas more accurately than traditional maps. He developed this projection in the 1970s, emphasizing the importance of equal-area representation to challenge the Eurocentric views often presented in conventional maps. Peters' work sparked significant debate in the fields of geography and cartography, as it highlighted the distortions present in the widely used Mercator Projection. His approach aimed to promote a more equitable understanding of global geography, encouraging discussions about how maps influence perceptions of the world.