Biographies of all the Presidents of the Geographical Association since the founding of the Association in 1893. Researched by Alan Parkinson (GA President 2021-22), with contributions from others, including the former Presidents themselves where possible.
Tuesday, 5 September 2023
John Beddoe
John Beddoe was mentioned in a piece called 'Wayside Geography' by John Linton Myres (GA President in 1925), which I blogged about recently. He was a doctor who pioneered some of the techniques of observation in scientific recording which are still used in some of the ethnographic fieldwork that is carried out even now.
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RGS 150th anniversary - working with the GA.
At the RGS-IBG 150th anniversary event which I have previously blogged about - back in 1980, there were some interesting connections explore...
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