Robert Burnett Hall (July 18, 1896 – April 4, 1975), born in Española, New Mexico, was an American geographer known for his work on Japan.
[2] Hall joined the United States Army in 1913 and rose to the rank of captain as an intelligence officer in France during World War I.
He was commissioned a lieutenant-colonel in the United States Army, directing operations of the Office of Strategic Services, first on the Pacific Coast, later in the China-India theater, where he was promoted to the rank of colonel.
The Center's executive committee included members from the departments of Anthropology, Fine Arts, Economics, and the Oriental Studies Program.
He later received a telegram from the General saying that the project "appears to be boldly planned and soundly conceived" and should "result in a body of knowledge which will prove of inestimable value..." Hall stayed in Japan as representative of the Asia Foundation until 1960.