Biographical Dictionary Of Geography
This biographical dictionary provides sketches of seventy- seven individuals--explorers, writers, and scholars--from Aristotle to David W. Harvey, who made significant contributions to the development of the discipline of geography. The work examines a cross section of geographers from a variety of subfields within the discipline, from ancient to modern.\ Each entry examines the career and impact of the individual and then provides selected bibliographies of works by and about the person. The...
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The only up-to-date biographical dictionary of major geographers, from the ancient world to the present. Booknews Education and career sketches of 77 individuals, from Aristotle to David W. Harvey, who have made significant contributions in the discipline of geography. They represent a cross-section of people in the various subfields, ancient and modern. Includes primary and secondary bibliographies, chronologies, and a list by country of origin. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceThe Dictionary-Biographical entriesAppendices:Alphabetical ListChronological ListCountry of BirthGeneral Subject IndexRoald AmundsenAristotleWallace Walter AtwoodHenri BauligBrian J.L. BerryJohn R. BorchertIsaiah BowmanAlbert Perry BrighamAnton Friedrich BuschingWalter ChristallerCaptain James CookNicolaus CopernicusCharles Andrew CottonGeorge Babcock CresseyRaymond E. CristCharles DarwinWilliam Morris DavisSten de GeerVasily Vasilyevich DokuchaevEratosthenesJames GeikieGrove Karl GilbertJohn Paul GoodeJean GottmannArnold Henry GuyotPeter HaggettChauncy D. HarrisDavid W. HarveyKarl HaushoferHerodotusAlfred HettnerAlexander von HumboldtEllsworth HuntingtonPreston Everett JamesMark JeffersonImmanuel KantVladimir KoppenPyotr KropotkinHalford John MackinderGeorge Perkins MarshMatthew Fontaine MauryDonald W. MeinigHugh Robert MillJohn MuirLewis MumfordSebastian MunsterFridtjof NansenJames J. ParsonsAlbrecht PenckJohn Wesley PowellPtolemyFriedrich RatzelErnst Georg RavensteinElisee ReclusFerdinand Freiherr von RichthofenCarl RitterArthur H. RobinsonRichard Joel RussellRollin D. SalisburyCarl Ortwin SauerWilliam ScoresbyEllen Churchill SempleErnest ShackletonJoseph Russell SmithMary SomervilleLaurence Dudley StampStraboThomas Griffith TaylorThales of MiletusJohann Heinrich von ThunenCarl TrollYi Fu TuanEdward Louis UllmanNikolai Ivanovich VavilovPaul Vidal de la BlacheGilbert F. WhiteSidney William Wooldridge
\ Starting in 625 B.C. with "Thales of Miletus" and continuing to "David W. Harvey", born in 1935, this collection of brief biographical sketches covers more than 70 individuals who have contributed to the evolution of the modern discipline of geography. The editors chose to profile those who represent a cross section of the subfields within the discipline, ancient to modern. Larkin and Peters are both geography professors, the former at the University of Colorado, the latter at California State University. They have also published "Dictionary of Concepts in Human Geography" (Greenwood, 1983) and "Dictionary of Concepts in Physical Geography" ["RBB" N 1 88] Along with figures familiarly associated with geography, such as Amundsen, Darwin, and Copernicus, this work also covers contributions to the discipline by such persons as John Muir, Aristotle, and Immanuel Kant. While the majority of biographees are deceased, a dozen profiles are included for living individuals. The entries, presented alphabetically by surname, are typically two pages of text followed by a selected bibliography of writings by the individual, a chronology of important events in the person's life, and citations to other biographical references. The narrative portion focuses on how the individual's career contributed to the field. For instance, for "Alexander von Humboldt", the text concludes, "What has not been so generally recognized among English-speaking scholars is Humboldt's insistence on the areal associations of diverse categories of physical and human phenomena. This is his contribution to geographic knowledge and the discipline of geography." Asterisks are used to indicate internal cross-referencing among geographers The appendix includes an arrangement of names by nationality and a chronological list. Seventy-five percent of the biographies are listed under the U.S., U.K., or Germany. The remainder represent such nations as Turkey, China, and Greece. The chronological list is particularly useful because it allows the reader to get a quick sense of how an individual fit into the overall development of ideas in the field. Following the appendix is a brief subject index Many of the people included in this new title will be found in such standard sources as "Dictionary of Scientific Biography" and "Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists". However, the "Biographical Dictionary of Geography" is unique because of its focus on contributions to the discipline of geography and the connections it makes among the work of scientists in this field. It is a recommended purchase for academic libraries supporting research in geography.\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsEducation and career sketches of 77 individuals, from Aristotle to David W. Harvey, who have made significant contributions in the discipline of geography. They represent a cross-section of people in the various subfields, ancient and modern. Includes primary and secondary bibliographies, chronologies, and a list by country of origin. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
