Applied geography ; Ecogeography ; France ; Geographer ; Geomorphology
The doctoral work of Jean Tricart pioneered French climatic geomorphology and the study of periglaciation. Strongly influenced by his mentors at the Sorbonne, he placed great emphasis on the interaction of physical and human processes to produce
geographical environments, and on the detailed recording of landforms through geomorphological mapping. Spending the whole of his professorial career at Strasbourg, he established an innovative centre for applied geography that used geographical knowledge
and techniques to tackle practical management problems. His entrepreneurial ability was directed towards contract research in many parts of the world. Tricart was an inspiring and demanding teacher, who wrote textbooks on aspects of geomorphology, applied
André Guilcher’s major doctoral thesis examined the geomorphology of southern Brittany. Research for his minor thesis, on rural settlement in a northwestern part of the peninsula, was facilitated by his knowledge of Breton. After high school
Like many geographers of his generation, P. Pinchemel was an all-rounder and undertook research in geomorphology, population geography, urban studies and the history of geography. Holding university chairs in Lille and then in Paris, he became
to the Sorbonne in 1927, Cholley came to adopt a process-orientated approach to geomorphology, advocated a holistic conception of geography and introduced a rudimentary systems approach covering both physical and human components of the discipline
in the field. His teaching career at the University of Paris lasted for a quarter of a century, focusing initially on North Africa and then on geomorphology, with increasing emphasis on arid regions, desertification and development studies. Jean Dresch directed
Congress ; Fieldtrip ; French people ; Geomorphology ; History of geography ; International Geographical Union ; Poland ; Practice of geography ; Research ; Rural settlement ; Years 1930-39