Edgar Kant
Edgar Kant (21 February 1902, Tallinn – 16 October 1978, Lund) was Estonian geographer and economist. He laid the foundation for Estonian urban geography.[1]
In 1928 he graduated from the University of Tartu.[1]
From 1934 he was lecturer (from 1936 professor) at Tartu University.[1]
Since 1938 he was member of
Estonia Academy of Sciences; he was also the head of department of humanitarian sciences.[1]
In September 1944 he went to Sweden where he worked at Lund University.[1]
Main activities: studying Estonia's geopolitical situation; Estonian urban geography; editing "Atlas of Estonia".[1]
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