William Hughes (geographer)
William Hughes | |
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Born | William Hughes 1818 |
Died | 21 May 1876 |
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William Hughes FRGS (1818 – 21 May 1876) was an English geographer, cartographer, author and professor.
He was Professor of Geography at King's College and Queen's College, London and Royal Female Naval School[1]
He was for many years Examiner in Geography to the College of Preceptors[1]
Some of his publications were later revised by Sir Richard Gregory, and also by the writer and geographer John Francon Williams.
He was the author of literally dozens of books; books of maps for the classroom, biblical studies and general reference, and editor of a similar number of reference and classroom books.
He died at his home, Adelaide Road, St John's Wood, London.[2]
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Partial bibliography[]
- Directions for Taking Instructions on Wills 1840[1]
- Three Students of Grays Inn (novel) 1846[1]
- The Stamp Duties Act 1850[1]
- The Origin and Condition of the Australian Colonies Longman & Co. 1852[1]
- Manual of Mathematical Geography 1852
- A Manual of Geography, Physical, Industrial and Political 1852
- It's All for the Best (3-volume novel) 1853[1]
- A Class-book of Modern Geography 1859
- Philips' Family Atlas of Physical, General and Classical Geography 1859
- A Manual of Geography
- Manual of British Geography
- Elementary Class-book of Modern Geography 1860
- A Manual of European Geography 1861
- A Class-book of Physical Geography 1861
- Outlines of Geography 1864
- The Geography of River Systems 1865
- Elementary Class-book of Physical Geography 1866
- Geography in its Relation to History 1870
- Geography of the British Isles 1887
- Bible Maps pub. John W. Parker, London
- Philips' Atlas of Scripture Geography
- Hughes W. (Revised by R. A. Gregory) An Elementary Classbook of Physical Geography 1904
- General Geography, Simplified for beginners (in Gleig's School Series)
- Geography of the British Empire, Simplified for beginners (in Gleig's School Series)
- The Child's First Book of Geography (in Gleig's School Series)
Further reading[]
Vaughan, J. E. 'William Hughes, FRGS (1818-1876) as Geographical Educationist’. In W. E. Marsden (ed.) Historical Perspectives on Geographical Education (IGU Commission on Geographical Education: University of London Institute of Education, 1980)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "The Late Professor Wm. Hughes, F.R.G.S." South Australian Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 28 July 1876. p. 7. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ "Family Notices". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 25 July 1876. p. 4. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- English cartographers
- English geographers
- 1818 births
- 1876 deaths
- 19th-century English people
- 19th-century English writers
- Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society
- Academics of King's College London