Siemens, Alfred H.

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SIEMENS, Alfred H.

SIEMENS, Alfred H. Canadian, b. 1932. Genres: Geography. Career: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, professor of geography, 1962-, acting head of department. Guest lecturer at Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones sobre Recursos Bioticos, Universidad Iberoamericana, and Universidad Veracruzana; guest on national and regional television and radio programs. Publications: (ed.) The Lower Fraser Valley: Evolution of a Cultural Landscape, 1968; The Americas: A Comparative Introduction to Geography, 1977; (and photographer) Tierra Configurada (title means: Patterned Ground), 1989; Between the Summit and the Sea: Central Veracruz in the Nineteenth Century, 1990; A Favored Place, 1998. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor to periodicals. Address: Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, 2075 Westbrook Pl, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1W5.

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