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The Professorship of Geography (1931) at the University of Cambridge was founded in 1931, with the appointment of Frank Debenham, over forty years after the first lectureship had been established (in 1888), and twelve years after the Geography tripos had been established, in 1919.

Professors of Geography (1931)

• Frank Debenham (1931–1949)
• James Alfred Steers (1949–1966)
• Clifford Darby (1966–1976)
• Michael Chisholm (1976–1996)
• Robert Bennett (1996–2010)
• Ash Amin (2011–2022)
• Sarah Hall (2023– )

See also

• Department of Geography, University of Cambridge

References

1. ^ Stoddart, D. R. (1989). "A Hundred Years of Geography at Cambridge". The Geographical Journal. 155 (1): 24–32. doi:10.2307/635378 – via JSTOR.
2. "Professor Michael Chisholm FBA; The British Academy".
3. "Professor Bob Bennett FBA; The British Academy".
4. "Department of Geography, Cambridge » News archive". www.geog.cam.ac.uk.

• Department of Geography, University of Cambridge
• Professorships at the University of Cambridge
• 1931 establishments in the United Kingdom