ABOUT GEOGRAPHERS

Notable geographersEratosthenes (276BC - 194BC) - calculated the size of the EarthAlexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) - Considered Father of modern geography, published the Kosmos and founder of the sub-field biogeography.

William Morris Davis (1850-1934) - father of American geography and developer of the cycle of erosion.

Sir Halford John Mackinder (1861-1947) - Co-founder of the LSE, Geographical Association

Walter Christaller (1893-1969) - human geographer and inventor of Central place theory.

David Harvey (1935-) - Marxist geographer and author of theories on spatial and urban geography.

Edward Soja (born 1941) - Noted for his work on regional development, planning and governance along with coining the terms Synekism and Postmetropolis.

Postmetropolis.

Michael Frank Goodchild (1944-) - prominent GIS scholar and winner of the RGS founder's medal in 2003.

Nigel Thrift (1949-) - originator of non-representational theory.

Geographical institutions and societies

• Anton Melik Geographical Institute (Slovenia)
• National Geographic Society (U.S.)
• National Geographic Bee (U.S.)
• Royal Canadian Geographical Society (Canada)
• Royal Geographical Society (UK)