Charles Edward "Charlie" Pirtle

Dr. Pirtle was my favorite professor at Georgetown. I took multiple classes with him. His legendary "Map of the Modern World," was where I first learned the correct pronunciation of Kiribati, discovered where Tokelau was, and first learned that Jawaharlal Nehru coined the term "cartographic aggression" to describe Chinese map-making showing part of Ladakh as Aksai Chin. I have used the love of geography he burnished in me every day in my 25-plus year career with the U.S. Department of...

My condolences to the family and every one for your loss of Charlie- sending hugs and prayers to everyone- thank you Charlie and Mary for adopting from Legacy dog rescue of ohio- and helping them