- Charles Bungay Fawcett
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Charles Bungay Fawcett (1883-19)
Charles was born of farming stock in Staindrop, County Durham. He went to school in nearby Gainford village. Then he studied science at University College, Nottingham before a brief spell as a schoolteacher. He joined Halford Mackinder's new School of Geography at Oxford University.. After lecturing in geography at University College, Southampton, and Leeds University he was appointed Professor of Geography at University College London, where he remained for 21 years, retiring in 1949.
Throughout Professor Fawcett was always proud of his roots. "Fawcett used to refer to his origins on a farm near Staindrop and claimed never to wear socks as a reminder of the fact."[1]
References
- ^ The Barefoot Evangelist, Northern Echo, Monday 24th May 2004.
Categories:- University College London
- Alumni of the University of Nottingham
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