Geographers
Subtitle: Bibliographical Studies (Geographers)
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Published: August 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780826453389
Subjects: Biography: general; Historical geography; Geography (General); Reference; Biography / Autobiography; Bibliographies & Indexes; Earth Sciences - Geography; Scientists - General; Directories
Description: "Geographers is an annual collection of studies on individuals who have made major contributions to the development of geography and geographical thought. Subjects are drawn from all periods and from all parts of the world, and include famous names as well as those less well known, including explorers, independent thinkers and scholars. Each paper describes the geographer's education, life and work and discusses their influence and spread of academic ideas. Each study includes a select bibliography and a brief chronology. The work includes a general index, and a cumulative index of geographers listed in volumes published to date.Published under the auspices of the International Geographical Union."--Bloomsbury Publishing.