David Lowenthal

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David Lowenthal was an American historian and geographer best known for his influential work on heritage studies, particularly his book "The Past is a Foreign Country."

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instanceOf geographer
heritage studies scholar
historian
human
awardReceived British Academy Medal NERFINISHED
Royal Geographical Society Victoria Medal NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
describedBySource The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History NERFINISHED
The Past is a Foreign Country NERFINISHED
educatedAt Harvard University
University of California, Berkeley
University of Wisconsin–Madison
employer University College London NERFINISHED
University of the West Indies NERFINISHED
familyName Lowenthal NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork environmental history
heritage studies
historical geography
genre academic writing
non-fiction
givenName David NERFINISHED
hasAcademicDiscipline geography
history
influenced cultural geography
heritage studies
public history
languageOfWorkOrName English
mainInterest collective memory
cultural heritage
perception of the past
name David Lowenthal NERFINISHED
notableIdea heritage as a contemporary use of the past
the past as a foreign country NERFINISHED
notableWork The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History NERFINISHED
The Past is a Foreign Country NERFINISHED
The Past is a Foreign Country – Revisited NERFINISHED
occupation geographer
historian
positionHeld emeritus professor of geography
professor of geography
workLocation Barbados NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London

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