David Lowenthal, 1923-2018, renowned academic and public intellectual

Hugh Clout

Landscape Research, 2022, vol. 47, issue 4, 440-451

Abstract: Belonging to a family of lawyers and professors, polymath David Lowenthal hated disciplinary divisions. American by birth but British by inclination, he learned the practice of geography through wartime service in Western Europe. During a long and highly productive career, spent mainly at the American Geographical Society and then at University College London, he made important contributions to Caribbean studies, environmental history, landscape interpretation, and cultural and historical geography. His later work on heritage informs management agencies across the globe. The ideas of pioneer environmentalist George Perkins March formed an essential touchstone for many aspects of his writing. In addition to scholarly articles and books (notably The Past is a Foreign Country), Lowenthal produced controversial essays aimed at a wider audience. His impact in the public realm was arguably as great as that among academics.

Date: 2022
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