John Frederick Unstead
John Frederick Unstead (1876, London – 28 November 1965) was an English geographer. In 1905 he was appointed as a Lecturer to teach Geography at the new teacher training college, Goldsmiths' College.[1] He was amongst the first teacher trainers at the College and received a salary of £200.[2] He also worked as an assistant to A. J. Herbertson, Professor of Geography at Oxford University with his vacation classes.[1]
He was appointed Professor of Geography at Birkbeck College in 1920. When he stood down in 1930, the post was taken over by his colleague Eva Germaine Taylor.[3]
Articles and books
[edit]- 1949 "H. J. Mackinder and the New Geography" The Geographical Journal, Vol. 113 (Jan. - Jun., 1949), pp. 47-57
References
[edit]- ^ a b "John Frederick Unstead". Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (38): 199–200. 1966. ISSN 0020-2754.
- ^ "Goldsmiths- The First Men Staff 1905 – Goldsmiths History Project". sites.gold.ac.uk. Goldsmiths. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ Campbell, Eila M. J. (1987). "Geography at Birkbeck College, University of London, with particular reference to J. F. Unstead and E. G. R. Taylor". British Geography 1918–1945. Cambridge University Press. pp. 45–57.