Sten De Geer

Japanese: イェール（英語表記）Sten De Geer

1886‐1933
Swedish geographer. Son of Gerard Jakob De Geer, famous for his research on glaciers. Based on Richthofen's view of geography as the science of the earth's surface, he defined geography as the science of the distribution of surface phenomena, and argued that regions are determined by systematically synthesizing the relationships between various elements of the earth's surface. He produced many achievements based on precise topographical surveys and quantitative analysis, and brought a breath of fresh air to Swedish geography in the 1920s, which had a tendency toward environmentalism. He began by creating a dot map with 10 people as one point, and then completed a population distribution map for the entire country of Sweden, clarifying the relationship between topography, land use, and population.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1886‐1933
スウェーデンの地理学者。氷河研究で著名なGerard Jakob De Geerの息子。リヒトホーフェンの地表の科学としての地理学の立場に立って，地理学を地表現象の分布に関する科学と規定し，地域は地表の諸要素間の関係を組織的に総合して設定されると主張，精密な地誌的調査と計量分析をもとに多くの業績をあげ，環境論的傾向のあった1920年代のスウェーデン地理学に新風をまきおこした。10人を1点とするドット･マップの作成を手始めに，スウェーデン全土の人口分布図を完成して，地形と土地利用，人口の関係を究明。

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