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Anne Buttimer
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| Born | October 31, 1938 Cork, Ireland
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| Died | July 15, 2017 (aged 78) Dublin, Ireland
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| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | University College Cork University of Washington |
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| Fields | Geography |
| Institutions | Seattle University Grenoble Alpes University University of Texas Lund University Clark University |
Anne Buttimer (born October 31, 1938 – died July 15, 2017) was an important Irish geographer. A geographer studies the Earth's surface, its features, and how people live on it. She was a respected professor of geography at University College, Dublin.
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Her Early Life and Studies
Anne Buttimer grew up in Ireland. She was very dedicated to her studies. She earned her first degree in geography, Latin, and mathematics from University College Cork in 1957. Then, she got her master's degree in geography in 1959.
After her studies, she joined a religious group called the Dominican Order. She moved to Seattle in the United States. She was part of this order for 17 years.
She continued her education and earned her PhD in geography from the University of Washington in 1965. Her PhD work focused on how to study social geography. Social geography looks at how people and their surroundings affect each other.
Her Career and Work
Anne Buttimer worked at many universities around the world. She was an assistant professor at Seattle University from 1966 to 1968. She also spent time at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. There, she studied how people lived in different types of housing.
From 1970 to 1981, she taught at Clark University. Here, she became well-known for her work in social geography. She was also a visiting professor in Sweden and Canada. Finally, she joined University College Dublin in 1991. She stayed there until 2003. Because she spoke many languages, she also worked in many places across Europe.
Anne Buttimer was a leader in her field. She was the president of the International Geographical Union (IGU) from 2000 to 2004. The IGU is a big group for geographers worldwide. In 2012, she became the first geographer to be a vice-president of Academia Europaea. This is an important group of top scientists and scholars in Europe.
Her Ideas and Research
Anne Buttimer was interested in how people experience their daily lives. She studied how our surroundings affect us. She also looked at how humans and nature interact. Her work helped bridge the gap between ideas and real-world problems.
She researched many topics, including:
- The history and ideas behind science.
- How cities and societies are organized.
- Why people move from one place to another.
- How people feel about their environment.
- How we can live in a way that protects the Earth for the future.
She led a research group that studied sustainable development. This means finding ways to meet our needs without harming future generations. Her work helped improve how scientists and planners talk to each other. This made it easier to create good policies.
Anne Buttimer wrote many books and articles. Her most famous book is The Practice of Geography (1983). She was known for combining different ways of thinking about people and the environment. These ideas came from French, Swedish, and English-speaking academic traditions.
In 2014, she received the Vautrin Lud Prize. This award is often called the "Nobel Prize for Geography". It is one of the highest honors a geographer can receive.
Anne Buttimer passed away on July 15, 2017.
Awards and Honors
Anne Buttimer received many awards for her important work:
- UCC alumni award, Conference of Irish Geographers, 2016.
- Vautrin Lud Prize, 2014.
- Lifetime achievement honors, Association of American Geographers, 2014.
- Docteur, honoris causa, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble (she was the first woman to receive this).
- Wahlberg Medal, Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography, 2009.
- Doctor honoris causa, University of Tartu, 2004.
- Fellow, Royal Irish Academy, 2000–.
- Royal Scottish Geographical Society Millennium Award, 2000.
- Doctor, honoris causa, University of Joensuu, 1999.
- Royal Geographical Society Murchison Award, 1997.
- Ellen Churchill Semple award, Department of Geography, University of Kentucky, 1991.
- Association of American Geographers, Honors Award, 1986.
- Fulbright Hays Visiting Professor in Social Ecology to Sweden, 1976.
See also
In Spanish: Anne Buttimer para niños
