The following are some prominent British geographers who contributed to the field of geography:
- Halford J Mackinder
- Sir Patrick Gedda
- Huge Robert Mill
- Andrew J. Herberton
- Richard J Charley
- Pete Haggett
Halford J Mackinder:
- He was the founder of the British school of geography and also the founder of geopolitics theory( i.e Mackinder theory).
- During his term, a separate geography department was opened at Oxford University.
Sir Patrick Gedda:
- He contributed to economic geography and coin the new term conurbation in economic geography.
Huge Robert Mill:
- He contributed to climatology and prepared rainfall maps of Britain.
Andrew J. Herberton:
- He contributed to regional geography.
- He made division the world into 15 natural regions based on the homogeneity in climate, soil, relief, and vegetation.
Richard J Charley:
- He contributed to the evolution of the quantitative revolution in geography.
- He applied geographical knowledge to outgoing problems and used statistical and mathematical techniques in geography.
Pete Haggett:
- He was also in support of the quantitative revolution.
- He made a contribution to locational analysis in human geography.
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