Wednesday, 7 October 2020

1940s onwards: First and Second Generation Geographers

When researching EGB's biography, I came across the phrase "second generation geographers". It seems that first generation geographers were those who went into academic geography departments from other subjects e.g. H J Fleure, whereas the arrival of geography degrees led to the second generation.... "proper geographers" perhaps....


Reference

Carter, Harold. “Emrys G. Bowen, 1900-1983.” Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, vol. 9, no. 3, 1984, pp. 374–380. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/622242. Accessed 4 Apr. 2020.

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