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Eva Germaine Rimington Taylor

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English geographer and historian of science (1879-1966)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1879 to 1966 · aged 87
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Eva Germaine Rimington Taylor was a British geographer and historian of science, the first woman to hold an academic chair of geography in the United Kingdom.

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Use of the holometre, a type of plane table, in triangulation, 1561. Used as an illustration in Tudor GeographyUse of the holometre, a type of plane table, in triangulation, 1561. Used as an illustration in Tudor GeographyJesse Ramsden, celebrated maker of optical instruments. Illustration used by Taylor in The mathematical practitioners of Hanoverian England.Jesse Ramsden, celebrated maker of optical instruments. Illustration used by Taylor in The mathematical practitioners of Hanoverian England.

Awards 1

1947Victoria Medal

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Emmanuel de MargerieAlso won Victoria MedalJohn MyresAlso won Victoria MedalLinda McDowellAlso won Victoria MedalArthur Robert HinksAlso won Victoria MedalBrian BerryAlso won Victoria MedalHugh Robert MillAlso won Victoria Medal

About this person

Eva Germaine Rimington Taylor was a British geographer and historian of science, the first woman to hold an academic chair of geography in the United Kingdom. She is noted as co-author of a series of highly successful textbooks, and for her scholarly work on the history of geographical ideas, discovery, navigation, and surveying, mainly in 16th to 18th century England.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1879 to 1966 · aged 87
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