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Ellen Churchill Semple (January 8, 1863 – May 8, 1932) was an American geographer and the first female president of the Association of American Geographers.She contributed significantly to the early development of the discipline of geography in the United States, particularly studies of human geography.
Ellsworth Huntington (September 16, 1876 – October 17, 1947) was a professor of geography at Yale University during the early 20th century, known for his studies on environmental determinism/climatic determinism, economic growth, and economic geography.
After graduation from the military academy, Lieutenant Mowry was sent to the West Coast and assigned to the Pacific Railroad Survey near the Columbia River, serving under Isaac Ingalls Stevens, the governor of Washington Territory and a fellow West Pointer. [1] During the winter of 1854–55 he served under Lieutenant Colonel Edward Steptoe in ...
Kory, 82, taught geography at Pitt-Johnstown for nearly 50 years, from 1971 to 2021. As professor emeritus, Kory has plans to teach courses occasionally and continue serving as editor of the ...
Agnes Ballard was born in Oxford, Massachusetts, on September 14, 1877, [1] [2] the daughter of Dana L. Ballard and Jane R. Carpenter, both originally from Vermont. [3] She attended public schools in Worcester, Massachusetts, [1] and went on to attend Wellesley College in 1902. [4]
Mind map of top level disciplines and professions. An academic discipline or field of study is known as a branch of knowledge.It is taught as an accredited part of higher education.
Verasamy was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, and attended Silfield Primary School in Wymondham, Framlingham College Junior School in Suffolk and King Edward VII School in King's Lynn, [2] where she studied A-level geography. She graduated with a BSc degree in geography from Brunel University in 2001. [citation needed]
From 1936, he served as Chief of the Division of Wildlife Management of the U.S. Forest Service until he retired in 1944. [2] He later worked with the Geography Branch of the Office of Naval Research to re-photograph many of the sites he had documented earlier in his career. [8] Shantz died June 23, 1958. [3] [2] [1]