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Yi-Fu Tuan

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Chinese-American geographer (1930-2022)

United StatesAcademicsLived 1930 to 2022 · aged 91
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Yi-Fu Tuan was a Chinese-born American geographer and writer. He was one of the key figures in human geography and an important originator of humanistic geography.

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Awards 6

2012Vautrin Lud Prize
1987Cullum Geographical Medal
Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellow of the British Academy
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Connected to Yi-Fu 6

David HarveyAlso won Vautrin Lud PrizePrince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the AbruzziAlso won Cullum Geographical MedalJean-Baptiste CharcotAlso won Cullum Geographical MedalMilton SantosAlso won Vautrin Lud PrizeMatthew HensonAlso won Cullum Geographical MedalFrancisco Pascasio MorenoAlso won Cullum Geographical Medal

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2022 · aged 91
Written about in
24 languages

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