Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography

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The Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography established in 1971 is located at St Peter's College of the University of Oxford. The post is named after Sir Halford Mackinder, the first Reader in the Department of Geography in Oxford, and an important figure in the early years of Geography as an academic subject in the United Kingdom.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Oxford University Archives - Home" (PDF). www.oua.ox.ac.uk.
  2. ↑ White, Chris. "New Halford Mackinder Professor of Human Geography - News - School of Geography and the Environment - University of Oxford". www.geog.ox.ac.uk.
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