Derwent Stainthorpe Whittlesey

Japanese: ホイットルセー（英語表記）Derwent Stainthorpe Whittlesey

1890‐1956
American geographer. Born in Illinois, he studied at Beloit College (Wisconsin) and the University of Chicago. He initially earned a master's degree in history, but his interest gradually shifted to geography, and he earned his doctorate from the University of Chicago in 1920. He became a lecturer and assistant professor at the University of Chicago in 1920, and in 1928 moved to Harvard University as professor of the newly established chair in human geography. He edited the Annals of the Association of American Geographers (AAAG) from 1930 to 1942, and became the society's president in 1944. His most timeless work is his article on the Major Agricultural Regions of the World, published in AAAG (1936).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1890‐1956
アメリカの地理学者。イリノイ州に生まれ，ベロイト大学(ウィスコンシン州)とシカゴ大学に学んだ。初め歴史学の修士号を得たが，しだいに地理学に関心が移り，20年にシカゴ大学で博士号を得た。20年からシカゴ大学の講師，助教授，28年人文地理学の新設講座教授としてハーバード大学へ移った。30‐42年，《アメリカ地理学会年報(A.A.A.G.)》の編集を務め，44年には同学会会長となった。彼の業績のうち，不朽のものとされるのは，《A.A.A.G.》(1936)に発表された《世界の農業地域区分Major Agricultural Region of the World》である。

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