David Noel Livingstone (born 15 March 1953) is a Northern Ireland-born geographer,

historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the stu ...

, and academic. He is Professor of Geography and Intellectual History at

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Personal background

David Livingstone was born in Northern Ireland, and educated at

Banbridge Academy Banbridge Academy is a grammar school in Banbridge, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of I ...

and

(B.A., Ph.D.). Following graduation, he continued at Queen's as a Research Officer and Lecturer, becoming Reader and then full Professor. He has held visiting professorships at

Calvin College Calvin University, formerly Calvin College, is a private Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin University is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed (Calvinist) ...

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campu ...

, and

Baylor University Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the fir ...

. He is married to Frances Livingstone, has two children (Justin and Emma), and lives in Belfast. He was appointed an

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

for his services to Geography and History, and CBE for services to scholarship in Geography, History of Science and Intellectual History.

Books

* ''Darwin's Forgotten Defenders: The Encounter Between Evangelical Theology and Evolutionary Thought'' (Scottish Academic Press, 1984). * ''Nathaniel Southgate Shaler and the Culture of American Science'' (University of Alabama Press, 1987). * ''The Geographical Tradition: Episodes in the History of a Contested Enterprise'' (Blackwell, 1992) * ''The Preadamite Theory and the Marriage of Science and Religion'' (American Philosophical Society, 1992) * ''Human Geography: An Essential Anthology'', joint editor with

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and Alistair Rodgers (Blackwell, 1996) * ''Evangelicals and Science in Historical Perspective'', edited with

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and

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(Oxford University Press, 1999). * ''Geography and Enlightenment'', edited with

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(University of Chicago Press, 1999) * ''Ulster-American Religion: Moments in the History of a Cultural Connection'', with Ronald Wells (University of Notre Dame Press, 1999) * ''Science, Space and Hermeneutics'', The Hettner Lectures 2001 (University of Heidelberg, 2002) * ''Putting Science in its Place: Geographies of Scientific Knowledge'' (University of Chicago Press, 2003) * ''Geography and Revolution'', joint editor with

(University of Chicago Press, 2005) * ''Adam's Ancestors: Race, Religion & the Politics of Human Origins'' (The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008) * ''Dealing with Darwin: Place, Politics, and Rhetoric in Religious Engagements with Evolution'' (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press 2014)

Awards

* Fellow of the

British Academy The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. It was established in 1902 and received its royal charter in the same year. It is now a fellowship of more than 1,000 leading scholars span ...

(FBA) * Member of the

Royal Irish Academy The Royal Irish Academy (RIA; ga, Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann), based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is Ireland's premier List of Irish learned societies, learned socie ...

(MRIA) * 1997: Back Award,

Royal Geographical Society The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical scien ...

* 1998: Centenary Medal, Royal Scottish Geographical Society * British Academy Research Reader * Member of the Academia Europaea (MAE) * Fellow of the

Royal Society of Arts The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA), also known as the Royal Society of Arts, is a London-based organisation committed to finding practical solutions to social challenges. The RSA acronym is used m ...

(FRSA) * Fellow of the

Academy of Social Sciences The Academy of Social Sciences is a representative body for social sciences in the United Kingdom. The Academy promotes social science through its sponsorship of the Campaign for Social Science, its links with Government on a variety of matters, a ...

(FAcSS) *

for services to Geography and History * 2008: Gold Medal, Royal Irish Academy * Corresponding Member, International Academy of the History of Science * 2011: Founder's Medal, Royal Geographical Society * 2013: Hon.D.Litt, University of Aberdeen * 2019:

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

for services to scholarship

Professional distinctions

* President of the Geography Section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 2004–05. * Vice President (for Research) and Member of Council, Royal Geographical Society, 2007–. * Charles Lyell Lecturer, British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1994–95. * Hettner Lectures, University of Heidelberg, 2001. * Murrin Lectures, University of British Columbia, 2002. * Progress in Human Geography Lecture, Royal Geographical Society, 2005. * Appleton Lecture, University of Hull, 2007 * Von Humboldt Lecture, U.C.L.A., 2007 * Gordon Manley Lecture, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2007 * Gunning Lecture, University of Edinburgh, 2009 * Gregory Lecture, University of Southampton, 2010 * Gifford Lectures, University of Aberdeen, 2014 * Dudleian Lecture, Harvard University, 2015

References

External links

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