Peter Gould (18 November 1932 – 22 January 2000) was an Evan Pugh Professor Emeritus of Geography at
Penn State University
The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a public state-related land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvania. Founded in 1855 as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, Penn State became ...
. Throughout his tenure at Penn State University, Gould received many awards including the
Lauréat Prix International de Géographie Vautrin Lud
The ''Prix International de Géographie Vautrin Lud'', known in English as the Vautrin Lud Prize, is the highest award in the field of geography. Established in 1991, the award is named after the 16th Century French scholar . The award is given in ...
, the Retzius Gold Metal of the
Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography
The Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography (SSAG; sv, Svenska Sällskapet för Antropologi och Geografi) is a scientific learned society founded in December 1877. It was established after a rearrangement of various sections of the Anthropo ...
, as well as an honorary Doctor of Science from the
Universitaire de Strasbourg.
[ Dr. Gould was a main contributor to the quantitative revolution in the field of Geography.][
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History
Born in 1932 in Coulsdon
Coulsdon (, traditionally pronounced ) is a town in south London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon, in the ceremonial county of Greater London since 1965. Prior to this it was part of the historic county of Surrey.
History
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, Surrey
Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...
, Peter Gould decided he was going to become a geographer at a fairly young age.[Gould, P. (1999). Becoming a Geographer. Syracuse University Press.] He graduated from Colgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York. The college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York and operated under that name until 1823, when it was renamed Hamilton Theologi ...
in 1956 with a BA (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa). He attended Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world.
Charte ...
for both his MA, and PhD.[Gould, P. (1985). The Geographer at Work. Routledge. New York.]
Legacy
Professor Gould is still well known for his work with spatial analysis, and mental maps. His research on dynamic structures of geographic space and on television in particular constitute early building blocks for researching the geography of media and communication
Geography of media and communication (also known as communication geography, media geography and geographies of media) is an interdisciplinary research area bringing together human geography with media studies and communication theory. Research ...
. The Peter R. Gould Center for Geography Education and Outreach within the Department of Geography at the Pennsylvania State University was named in his honor. Colgate University's Geography Department gives a Peter Gould Award in Geography annually.
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1932 births
2000 deaths
American geographers
Pennsylvania State University faculty
People from Coulsdon
Recipients of the Vautrin Lud International Geography Prize
Colgate University alumni
Northwestern University alumni
20th-century geographers