William Desborough Cooley was an Irish geographer. Discoveries by European explorers gradually showed that a number of his theories about Central Africa, though strongly held, were incorrect. In other controversies his position is now considered to have had some justification.
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Erasmus OmmanneyAlso won Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
James Henry BowkerAlso won Fellow of the Royal Geographical SocietyClaud Buchanan TicehurstAlso won Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Cecil RawlingAlso won Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Astley Cooper KeyAlso won Fellow of the Royal Geographical SocietyAbout this person
William Desborough Cooley was an Irish geographer. Discoveries by European explorers gradually showed that a number of his theories about Central Africa, though strongly held, were incorrect. In other controversies his position is now considered to have had some justification. His major contributions are now seen as relating to source criticism of historical records, the understanding of West Africa, and as a perceptive historian of globalisation.
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