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Edmund William Gilbert (1900–1973) was a British social geographer. He was Professor of Geography at theUniversity of Oxford, from 1953 to 1967.[1]and Fellow ofHertford College, Oxford. He definedgeography in terms of the recognition of the characters ofregions[2]
In the 1920s, while atReading University, he studied theAmerican West.[3] He was much influenced byHalford Mackinder, to the point of being thought an uncritical admirer.[4]
DuringWorld War II he worked on theNaval Intelligence Handbooks, producing, withRobert Beckinsale[5] and S. da Sá, theSpain and Portugal volumes.
He studied atSt Peter's School, York[6]
Works
edit- The Exploration of Western America, 1800-1850: An Historical Geography (1933)
- Brighton Old Ocean's Bauble (1953)
- The University Town in England and West Germany (1961)
- British Pioneers in Geography (1972)
References
edit- Obituary: Edmund William Gilbert, The Geographical Journal, Vol. 140, No. 1 (Feb., 1974), pp. 176–177
Notes
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- ^Alan R. H. Baker,Geography and History: Bridging the Divide (2003), p. 164.
- ^William Wyckoff,Understanding Western Places: The Historical Geographers's View, in Gary J. Hausladen (editor),Western Places, American Myths: How We Think about the West (2006), p. 22.
- ^By Mark Polelle,Raising Cartographic Consciousness (1999), pp. 3-4.
- ^Obituary: Robert Beckinsale | Independent, The (London) | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-41116?rskey=TCez9Q&result=121