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“The meaning of geography is as much a sealed book to the person of ordinary intelligence and education as the meaning of a great cathedral would be to a backwoodsman, and yet no cathedral can be more suggestive of past history in its many architectural forms than is the land about us, with its innumerable and marvellously significant geographic forms. It makes one grieve to think of opportunity for mental enjoyment that is last because of the failure of education in this respect.”

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William Morris Davis

William Morris Davis, born on February 12, 1850, and died on February 5, 1934, was a foundational figure in American geography, often referred to as the 'Father of American Geography'. His major contributions include the concepts of 'environmental determinism' and 'cultural landscape', which have had a profound impact on the development of geography. more

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