Geography's Great Minds: Fathers of Different Branches

2nd April, 2024 CHIRANJIT MITRA CHIRANJIT MITRA

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Father of Geography: Eratosthenes

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Father of Physical Geography: Alexander von Humboldt

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Father of Human Geography: Carl Ritter

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Father of Modern Geography: William Morris Davis

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Father of Spatial Analysis: Walter Christaller

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Father of GIS: Roger Tomlinson

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