Question

Which geographer appeal in 1949 for a more geographical political geography?

Answer 1

The appeal for a more geographical political geography was made by - Richard Hartshorne in 1949.

Richard Hartshorne was a prominent American geographer, and professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who specialized in economic and political geography and the philosophy of geography.

In 1949, Hartshorne presented in his presidential address to the Association of American Geographers an appeal for “a more geographical political geography” in a paper that emphasized the functional approach to the subject. This marked a major change when compared to the views that were published by him in 1935.

Answer 2

Richard Hartshorne (December 12, 1899 – November 5, 1992) was a prominent American geographer, and professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who specialized in economic and political geography and the philosophy of geography. He is known in particular for his methodological work The Nature of Geography, published in 1939.