Robinson, J(ohn) Lewis
ROBINSON, J(ohn) Lewis
ROBINSON, J(ohn) Lewis. Canadian, b. 1918. Genres: Geography. Career: Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. President, Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, 1950, Canadian Association of Geographers, 1955, and British Columbia Geographers Association, 1958; editor of nine wall maps of Canada for school use, 1943-96. Publications: The Canadian Arctic, 1952; Resources of the Canadian Shield, 1969; British Columbia: 100 Years of Geographical Change, 1973; Concepts and Themes in the Regional Geography of Canada 1983, 1989; 14 books on the geography of Canada. Contributor to professional geography periodicals. Address: Dept. of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z2.
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