Charles Patrick Daly, 1816-1899

Auteur :
MORIN, K.M.

Description :
Daly was president of the New York-based American Geographical Society from 1864 to 1899 but also was a judge in New York, rising to the post of chief justice in the court of common pleas. He led numerous social and civic reform societies in New York and was a prolific writer on many topics in addition to his work on geography. He was a most effective practitioner of geographical description and also took an active role in land-development programmes in the USA and elsewhere. - (HC)


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geographers. Biobibliographical studies, issn : 0308-6992, 2009, vol. 28, p. 105-117, nombre de pages : 13

Date :
2009

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Mansell