List of geographers

This list of geographers is presented in English alphabetical transliteration order (by surnames). See also: List of Graeco-Roman geographers.

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W X Y Z   See also

A

• Hardo Aasmäe (Estonia, born 1951)
• Abdulkadir Garba Gusau (Lagos, Nigeria)
• Aziz Ab'Saber (Brazil, born 1924)
• Anang Tri Nugroho(Jakarta, Indonesia)
• Peter Adams (Canada, born 1936)
• Agatharchides (Ancient Greece, 2nd century BC)
• Agathedaemon of Alexandria (Ancient Greece, 2nd century AD)
• John A. Agnew
• Stuart Aitken
• John Logan Allen (Wyoming, USA)
• A. W. Andrews (UK, 1868–1959))
• Alypius of Antioch (Roman Empire, fl. circa 450)
• Hafiz-i Abru (Persia, 15th century)
• Ash Amin (UK)
• Jacques Ancel (France, 1879–1943)
• Karl Andree (Germany, 1808-1875)
• Richard Andree (Germany, 1835–1912)
• Aaron Arrowsmith (England, 1750–1823)
• Väinö Auer (Finland, 1895–1981)
• Félix de Azara (Spain, 1742–1821)
• B. Sudhakar (India, 1979)

B

• Karl Ernst von Baer (1792-1876)
• David Baines
• Rob Pattinson
• Oliver Edwin Baker
• Abu Abdullah al-Bakri (1014-1094)
• Robert Bailey
• Robert Balling
• Keith Barber
• John George Bartholomew
• Oliver Bašovský (Slovakia, 1930-2003)
• Ibn Battuta (Morocco, 1304-1369)
• Anthony Bebbington 1962-
• Frederick William Beechey
• Walter Behrmann
• Charles Tilstone Beke
• Lev Semenovich Berg
• Brian J.L. Berry
• Anton Bezák (Slovakia)
• Ahmed ibn Sahl al-Balkhi (Persia, 850-934)
• Luiza Bialasiewicz
• Ivan Bičík (Czechia, born 1943)
• Abū Rayhān Bīrūnī (Persia, 973-1048)
• Vladimír Blucha (Czechia, born 1931)
• Martyn J. Bowden
• Isaiah Bowman
• William R. Black
• Joan Blaeu (Amsterdam 1596-1673)
• Harm de Blij
• Henry Bloemen
• Nick Blomley
• Alison Blunt
• Franz Boas
• Martyn J. Bowden
• Bruce Braun
• Edward William Brayley
• Conrad Malte-Brun
• Stanley Brunn
• William Bunge
• Philip Burden
• Anne Buttimer
• Sir Richard Francis Burton, Royal Geographical Society
• Prince Roland Bonaparte

C

• Manuel Castells
• Richard Cathcart
• Reily Connaughton
• Andreas Cellarius
• Zdeněk Čermák (Czechia, born 1954)
• Samuel de Champlain
• Chen Cheng-Siang Chen
• George Chisholm (geographer)
• Walter Christaller (Germany 1893-1969)
• Richard Chorley
• Václav Cílek (Czechia, born 1955)
• A. Rees Clark
• Claudius Clavus (Claudus Claussøn Swart)
• Paul Cloke
• Philip Cluwer
• Philip N. Cooke
• Denis Cosgrove (England 1948-2008)
• Kevin Cox
• Susan Cutter
• John Antony Cramer
• George Cressey
• James Croll
• Mike Crang
• Phill Crang
• Jovan Cvijić (Serbia 1865-1927)
• Chris Critchlow
• Tadeáš Czudek, (Czechia)

D

• Jack Dangermond
• William Morris Davis (USA, 1850-1934)
• Alexander Dalrymple
• Jiří Viktor Daneš (Czechia, 1880-1928)
• Christian Daudel (France, born 1955)
• Michael Dear
• Frank Debenham
• Václav Dědina (Czechia, 1870-1956)
• John Dee (England, 1527-1608)
• Jaromír Demek (Czechia, born 1930)
• Jared Diamond (USA, 1937)
• Dicaearchus (Greece, circa 350-285 BC)
• Peter Dicken
• Al-Dinawari (828-898)
• Benjamin Y. Dixon
• Vasily V. Dokuchaev
• Petr Dostál (Czechia, born 1947)
• Dušan Drbohlav (Czechia, born 1959)
• Ján Drdoš (Slovakia, 1934-2009)
• Michael Drozdiak
• Viktor Dvorský (Czechia, 1882–1960)
• Dagmar Dzúrová (Czechia, born 1957)

E

• William Gordon East
• Eratosthenes (Greece, 276-194 BC)
• Stuart Elden
• Lawrence Estaville
• Lewis Evans (surveyor)
• George Everest

F

• Ahmad ibn Fadlan (10th c.)
• Ghazi Falah
• Ibn al-Faqih (10th c.)
• Abu al-Fida (Abulfeda) (Syria, 1273-1331)
• Colin Flint
• J. Keith Fraser
• Gemma Frisius (Netherlands, 1508-1555)
• Masahisa Fujita

G

• Alfons Gabriel
• Francis Galton
• Johann Georg August Galletti
• Abu Said Gardezi (d. 1061)
• Henry Gannett
• William Garrison (geographer)
• Johann Gottlieb Georgi
• Artur Gavazzi (Croatia, Slovenia, 1861-1944)
• John Alan Glennon
• Johann Georg Gmelin
• Reginald G. Golledge
• Michael Frank Goodchild (1944 -)
• Jean Gottman
• Peter Gould
• Mark Graham
• Johannes Gabriel Granö (Finland, Estonia, 1882–1956)
• Derek Gregory
• Pyrs Gruffud
• Lev Gumilev
• Arnold Henry Guyot

H

• Mohammad Reza Hafeznia (Iran)
• Toni Hagen
• Torsten Hägerstrand (Sweden, 1916-2004)
• Peter Haggett
• Mohammad Reza Hafeznia (Iran)
• Yaqut al-Hamawi (1179-1229)
• Hamdani (893-945)
• Martin Hampl (Czechia, born 1940)
• Susan Hansen
• Richard Hartshorne (United States, 1899-1992)
• Karl Haushofer
• Cole Harris
• Blake Harrison
• John Fraser Hart
• David Harvey (United States, Britain, born 1935)
• Henri Hauser
• Ibn Hawqal (d. after 977)
• Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) (Iraq, 965-1039)
• Zheng He
• John Heap
• Sven Hedin (Sweden, 1865-1952)
• Gamal Hemdan (Egypt, 1928-1993)
• Alfred Hettner
• Hipparchus (Greece, 190-120 BC)
• Filip Hjulström (Sweden, 1092-1982)
• Thomas Holdich
• John Holmes (professor)
• Johann Homann(Germany, 1664-1724)
• J.F. Horrabin
• Mikuláš Huba (Slovakia)
• Paul D.M. Hughes
• Alexander von Humboldt (Germany, 1769-1859)
• Carl Humann
• Ellsworth Huntington
• Thomas Hutchins
• James Hadden

I

• Muhammad al-Idrisi (Dreses) (Islamic Spain, 1100-1166)
• Cosmas Indicopleustes
• Vladimír Ira (Slovakia, born 1952)
• Koloman Ivanička (Slovakia, born 1929)

J

• Antoni Jackowski (Poland, born 1935)
• Jane Jacobs
• Bohumír Janský (Czechia, born 1951)
• Leoš Jeleček (Czechia, born 1945)
• Kim Jeong-ho
• Alexander Keith Johnston (1804-1871)
• Alexander Keith Johnston (1844-1879)
• Ron J. Johnston
• Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov
• Ibn Jubayr (1145-1217)

K

• Jan Kalvoda (Czechia, born 1943)
• Felix Philipp Kanitz
• Edgar Kant (Estonia, 1902-1978)
• Mahmud al-Kashgari (1005-1102)
• Robert Kates
• David Keeling
• Artimus Keiffer
• Mark Kemp
• Ibn Khordadbeh (820-912)
• Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī (780-850)
• Richard Kiepert
• Heinrich Kiepert
• Al-Kindi (Alkindus) (801-873)
• Peter Knight
• Audrey Kobayshi
• Ludvík Kopačka (Czechia, born 1946)
• Pavol Korec (Slovakia, born 1950)
• Jaromír Korčák (Czechia, 1895-1989)
• Peter Kozler
• Stepan Krasheninnikov
• Jozef Krcho (Slovakia, born 1934)
• Peter Kropotkin
• Robert Kruse
• Karel Kuchař (Czechia, 1906-1975)
• Hana Kühnlová (Fričová) (Czechia, born 1941)
• Josef Kunský (Czechia, 1903-1977)
• Gunawardena Kusuma (Sri Lanka, 1970-2005)

L

• Yves Lacoste
• Joannes de Laet
• William Lambton
• Marcia Langton
• Andrew Latham
• Viliam Lauko (Slovakia)
• Eric Laurier
• Liu An (China, 177-122 BC)
• Philippe Le Billon
• Peirce F. Lewis
• David Ley
• Zdeněk Lipský (Czechia, born 1953)
• Stanislaw Liszewski (Poland, born 1940)
• Michal Lukniš (Slovakia, 1916-1986)

M

• Paul MacVean
• Halford John Mackinder (UK, 1861-1947)
• Ahmad Bin Majid (born 1432)
• Conrad Malte-Brun
• Victor Adolphe Malte-Brun
• Eduard Markus (Estonia, 1889–1971)
• Kenneth Mason
• Doreen Massey
• Abu al-Hasan 'Alī al-Mas'ūdī (896-956)
• René Matlovič (Slovakia, born 1967)
• Otto Maull
• John May
• Emil Mazúr (Slovakia, 1925-1990)
• Linda McDowell
• Donald McNeill
• William Richard Mead (UK, born 1915)
• Simion Mehedinţi (Romania, 1868-1962)
• D. W. Meinig
• Anton Melik
• Alfred Merz
• Megasthenes
• August Meitzen (Germany 1822-1910)
• Anton Melik (Slovenia, 1890-1966)
• Guenter Meyer (Germany)
• Ľudovít Mičian (Slovakia, born 1934)
• Vintilă M. Mihăilescu (Romania, 1890-1978)
• Nicolae Milescu
• Don Mitchell
• Jozef Mládek (Slovakia, born 1939)
• Brent W. Moll
• Mark Monmonier
• Johnathan R. Moravek
• Jedidiah Morse
• Julie Moschelesová (Czechia, 1892-1956)
• William G. Moseley
• Hamdollah Mostowfi (1281-1349)
• P.O. Muller
• Al-Muqaddasi (945-1000)

N

• Christophe Neff
• Bernard Neitschmann
• Joseph Nicollet
• Richard Nostrand
• Pedro Nunes

O

• Erich Obst
• Vladimir Obruchev
• Patrick O'Flanagan
• Miles Ogborn
• Gunnar Olsson
• Kenneth Olwig
• Otero Pedrayo
• Gearóid Ó Tuathail

P

• Jan Křtitel Kašpar Palacký (Czechia, 1830 – 1908)
• Joseph Partsch
• Ján Paulov (Slovakia, born 1934)
• Pasqualetti
• Pausanias (Greece, fl. circa 150)
• Albrecht Penck
• Walther Penck
• Chris Philo
• Pavol Plesník (Slovakia, 1920-2009)
• Josef Pohl-Doberský (Czechia, 1888-1967) 1918-1988
• Philip Porter
• Posidonius (Greece 135-51 BCE)
• Marco Polo
• Allan Pred
• Václav Přibyl (Czechia, born 1937)
• Nikolai Przhevalsky
• Pseudo-Scymnus
• Ptolemy (Roman Egypt, circa 85-165)
• Pytheas (Greece, fl. circa 360 BC)

R

• Sarah A. Radcliffe
• Friedrich Ratzel
• Amin Razi (Persia, 16th century)
• Elisee Reclus
• Piri Reis (Turkey, 1465–1554)
• James Rennell
• Orlando Ribeiro
• Ferdinand Baron Von Richthofen 19th Century
• Barry Riddell
• Carl Ritter (Germany, 1779-1859)
• Arthur H. Robinson
• Joseph Rock
• Friedrich Gerhard Rohlfs
• Bernard Romans
• Scott C. Roper
• Thomas E. Ross
• William Roy
• Ibn Rushd (Averroes) (Islamic Spain, 1126-1198)
• Ibn Rustah (Persia, d. 903)

S

• David Sadler
• Bedřich Šalamon (Czechia, 1880-1967)
• Arun Saldanha
• Marwyn Samuels
• Milton Santos (Brazil, 1926 -- 2001)
• Saskia Sassen
• Carl Sauer (USA, 1889 -- 1975)
• Andrew Sayer
• Fred K. Schaefer (Berlin, Germany 1904-USA, 1953)
• Steven Schnell
• Henry Schoolcraft
• Scymnus
• Leopold von Schrenck
• Allen J Scott
• Ellen Churchill Semple
• Johan Sems (Netherlands, 1572-1635)
• Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton
• Andrew Shears
• Pyotr Semenov-Tyan-Shansky
• Shen Kuo (China, 1031-1095)
• Eric Sheppard
• Yuly Shokalsky
• James R. Shortridge
• Robert J. Simpson (USA, 1957)
• Ibn Sina (Avicenna) (Persia, 980-1037)
• Rana P. B. Singh
• Ram Lochan Singh
• Paul Allen Siple
• Neil Smith
• Edward Soja (Spain, 1942)
• Su Song (China, 1020-1101)
• Oskar Spate
• John Speke, Royal Geographic Society
• Simon Springer
• Evelyn Stokes (New Zealand, 1936-2005)
• Michael Storper
• Strabo (Roman Empire, Greece, circa 63/64 - circa 24 BC)
• Ulf Strohmayer
• Václav Švambera (Czechia, 1866-1939)
• Luděk Sýkora (Czechia, born 1965)

T

• August Tammekann (Estonia, 1894–1959)
• Andres Tarand (Estonia, born 1940)
• Ralph Stockman Tarr
• Peter J. Taylor
• Johann Heinrich von Thünen (Germany, 1783-1850)
• Nigel Thrift
• Waldo R. Tobler
• Wilhelm Tomaschek
• Roger Tomlinson
• George Trebeck
• Emil Trinkler
• Carl Troll
• Yi-Fu Tuan (United States, China, born 1930)
• Billie Lee Turner II
• James A. Tyner
• Marinos of Tyre

U

• Edward Ullman

V

• Endel Varep (Estonia, 1915-1988)
• Vít Vilímek (Czechia, born 1959)
• Giovanni Villalba
• František Vitásek, (Czechia, 1890-1973)
• Jan Votýpka (Czechia, born 1938)

W

• Alfred Russel Wallace
• Michael Watts
• Alfred Weber (Germany, 1868-1958)
• Benno Werlen
• John C. Western
• Gilbert F. White
• Alan Wilson
• Charles W. J. Withers
• Denis Wood (United States, 1945 - )
• John Kirtland Wright
• Thomas James Henry Wallis
• Alfred Lothar Wegener
• Richard Waller

X

• Xu Xiake

Y

• Naomasa Yamasaki
• Ya'qubi (d. 897)

Z

• Michal Zaťko (Slovakia, born 1933)
• Martin Zeiller (Germany, 1589-1661)
• Wilbur Zelinsky (United States, born 1921)
• Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann
• Florin Žigrai (Slovakia/Austria)

See also

• List of cartographers
• List of Muslim geographers
• Russian geographers

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