Geographers: v. 17
Biobibliographical Studies
Published on 1. November 1996
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-0-7201-2285-5 (ISBN)
Description
This is a part of a collection, published annually, of studies on individuals who have made major contributions to the development of geography and geographic thought. The 17th volume in the series, this study describes the geographers' education, life and work, and discusses their influence and spread of academic ideas. The scope of the book is international, both in terms of personalities and contributors, and focuses on both famous and lesser-known geographers.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
9 b&w photographs, c
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
388 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7201-2285-5 (9780720122855)
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Persons
Patrick H. Armstrong is Adjunct Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. Geoffrey Martin is Distinguished Professor Emeritus (Geography)at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, and Archivist of the Association of American Geographers.
Content
Al-Kindi, 801-873, Akhtar Siddiqi; Thomas George Bonney, 1833-1923, P.H. Armstrong; William Speirs Bruce, 1867-1921, Peter Speak; Adolphus Washington Greeley, 1844-1935, C.I. Jackson; Wilfred George Kendrew, 1884-1962, C. Gordon Smith; Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt, 1813-1848, William Cooper, Glen McLaren; Peter Simon Pallas, 1741-1811, Colin Thomas; Sir Robert Sibbald, 1641-1722, Charles W.J. Withers; Jaume Vivens Vives, 1910-1960, Anna Fabre, Jose Luis Villanova; James Wreford Watson, 1915-1990, Guy M. Robinson.