Paul Wheatley (geographer)
Paul Wheatley (b. Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, 11 October 1921 – d. Porter County, Indiana 30 October 1999) was a geographer who came to specialize in the historical geography of Southeast Asia and East Asia. [1]
He was Professor of Geography and History,
He married Margaret Ashworth in 1957, and the couple had two sons, Julian and Jonathan.[2]
Honors and awards
He was awarded the Citation for Meritorious Contributions to the Field of Geography for "two decades of productive enquiry" by The
Education and career
After serving as navigator in the Bomber Command and the Pathfinder Group 205 in World War II, Wheatley took a degree in geography at
Scholarly interests and contributions
Wheatley's obituary says of him that he was a "man of ideas, of exacting standards and often of forceful expression. He was the first British geographer to explore sources in Chinese and Arabic as well as in English for the historical geography of South-East Asia and the Arab world. Only the grand thesis was good enough for him."[2]
Another memorialist wrote, "Scholars who study the relationship between place and power have drawn on his city as cosmomagical center for religious, ritual, and political activities. The cohesive force of Wheatley's pivotal 'si fang zhi ji' (The Pivot of the Four Quarters) can be felt today not only in Shang studies but in the analysis of Aztec cities."[3]
Major works
- —— (1961). The Golden Khersonese : Studies in the Historical Geography of the Malay Peninsula before A.D. 1500. Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press.
- —— (1971). The Pivot of the Four Quarters; a Preliminary Enquiry into the Origins and Character of the Ancient Chinese City. Chicago: Aldine. ISBN 978-0-85224-174-5.
- M. A. Morgan of the University of Bristol described the book as "widely acclaimed as a major piece of scholarship".[4] Marwyn S. Samuels of the University of British Columbia described it as "prodigious".[5]
- —— (1978). ISBN 978-0-226-89430-0.
- —— (1983). Nagara and Commandery : Origins of the Southeast Asian Urban Traditions. Chicago: University of Chicago, Dept. of Geography. ISBN 978-0-89065-113-1.
- Wheatley, Paul (2001). The Places Where Men Pray Together : Cities in Islamic Lands, Seventh through the Tenth Centuries. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-89428-7.
- —— (2008). The Origins and Character of the Chinese City. New Brunswick, New Jersey: AldineTransaction, A Division of Transaction Pub. ISBN 978-0-202-36202-1.
References
- Berry, Brian J.L.; Dahmann, Donald C. (2001). "Paul Wheatley, 1921–1999". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 91 (4): 734–747. S2CID 128628945.
- Forêt, Philippe (2000), "In Memoriam Paul Wheatley (1921–99)" (PDF), Historical Geography, 28: 257–259
- Mead, W R; Harris, D R (1999), "Obituary: Professor Paul Wheatley", The Independent, Wednesday 22 December, retrieved February 25, 2015
- Keoun, Bradley (1999), "Paul Wheatley, U. Of C. Professor", Chicago Tribune, November 12
Notes
- ^ a b Forêt (2000), pp. 257–258.
- ^ a b c d MeadHarris (1999).
- ^ Forêt (2000), p. 258.
- JSTOR 634942. - Cited p. 424.
- S2CID 162621160. - Cited: 713.
External links
- Paul Wheatley, WorldCat authority page.