Geographers

<i>Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies Volume 35</i> includes seven essays discussing the contribution made to geography by eleven geographers. The subjects include: three British figures Francis Rennell Rodd (1895-1978) expert on the Sahara; David Harris (1930-2013) a geographer with archaeological interests; and William Gordon East historical geographer (1902-1998); a Spanish urban scholar Enric Martin (1928-2012); Mauricio de Almeida Abreu (1948-2011) a Brazilian urban and historical geographer; and two essays on French geographers one on Jacques Levainville (1869-1932) the other an innovative prosopographical essay on five French authors involved in the monumental Vidalian <i>Geographie Universelle</i> of the early 20th century. In these studies geography's international dimensions are illuminated and the subject's vibrant history shown to be the result of committed endeavours in the field in the classroom and in print.