Geography/Environmental Studies: Biographical resources
The following are sources for specific biographical information
Biographical dictionary of geography (1993) [print]
[Provides sketches of individuals from ancient to modern times who made significant contributions to the development of the discipline of geography]
Dictionary of demography : biographies (2 volumes, 1985) [print]
[Contains brief bio-bibliographies for more than 3,000 demographers]
Fifty key thinkers on the environment (2001) [electronic]
[Summarises and analyses the thinking of fifty diverse figures from all over the world and from ancient to contemporary times. Also available in print format]
Geographical voices: fourteen autobiographical essays (2002) [print]
[Essays by fourteen prominent geographers across the discipline]
Geographers, biobibliographical studies [print]
[An annual publication containing biographies of selected geographers]
Invitation to dialogue : history of geographic thought [videos]
[A series of taped interviews with well-known geographers]
Life stories : world-renowned scientists reflect on their lives (2000) [print]
[Personal interviews with eminent scientists involved with the environment]
Practice of geography (1983) [print]
[Autobiographical essays by geographers]
Shapers of the great debate on conservation: a biographical dictionary (2004) [print]
[Biographies of some of the key American figures in the debate on conservation]
Student's companion to geography (1992) [print]
[Contains short biographical sketches of contemporary geographers]
Other sources for biographical information
General biographical dictionaries such as the Dictionary of scientific biography can be useful starting places. For Australians, try the Australian dictionary of biography and Brightsparcs.
Encyclopedias often include biographical information - for example see the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences and the International encyclopedia of the social and behavioral sciences.
To search the library catalogue for individuals try a keyword search. For example, a keyword search for Rachel Carson will retrieve material written by her as well as material written about her.
Similar searches for journal articles etc. are also possible using databases, but also consider two printed bibliographies, the Bibliography of geographic thought and the History of modern geography: an annotated bibliography both of which provide references to published biographical works
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