T. Alford-Smith
Thomas Alford-Smith FRGS (1864-1936) was a British geographer. An educator at St Dunstan's College, he authored several influential early 20th-century works on the geography of Europe and North America.
Biography
Thomas Alford-Smith was born in the
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Alford-Smith was well known as a teacher in geography, and his book on the geography of North America was widely used both in the United Kingdom and the United States. For several years, Alford-Smith served as an examiner in geography for the University of Cambridge, the University of London, the Northern Universities Joint Board, the Civil Service Commission and the Royal Society of Arts. He died on Lewisham
, London on 6 March 1936.
References
- Anderson, W. (June 1936). "T. Alford-Smith". JSTOR 40559595.