John K. Wright

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John Kirtland Wright (1891-1969) was an American geographer and is seen as one of the ancestors of the [[Humanistic geography]] by introducing the concept of [[Geosophy]] and studying the idea of 'geographical lore'. Wright completed a PhD in history at the Harvard University and then started working as an librarian at the American Geographical Society. There he developed his interest in three main theme's that later would emerge in his published works. These theme's are: the overlapping of academic disciplines with geography, the power of the mind and the supernatural realm in creating subjectivity in geographic research, and the importance of sharing academic knowledge (Handley, 1993). His career as an geographer has been described as "one of the most fruitful and illustrious in the history of American geography" (Lowenthal, 1969). == Geosophy == In 1947 John Kirtland Wright developed the concept of Geosophy. == Geographical lore == == References == Cloke, P., Philo, Ch. & Sadler, D. (1991) Approaching Human Geography. Chapman, London. Handley, M. (1993). John K. Wright and Human Nature in Geography in Geographical Review, Vol. 83, No. 2. Lowenthal, D. (1969). Obituary: John Kirtland Wright 1891-1969 in Geographical Review, Vol. 59, No. 4. Wright, J.K. 1947. Terrae Incognitae: The Place of Imagination in Geography Annals of the Association of American Geographers 37: 1–15. == Contributors == ''Page created by Lars-Olof Haverkort''

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