Word: whittlesey
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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With the death of Professor Derwent Whittlesey in 1956, the once-flourishing program of geographical studies at the University ended completely. The Geographical Institute stood empty for two years until it was finally taken over by the Department of Mathematics, another symbol of the demise of geographical studies...
...College has not had a permanent professor of Geography since the death of Derwent S. Whittlesey in November, 1956. At that time Maass was made chairman of a five-member Faculty committee to study the place of geography in the University...
Courses in geography have been included in the Geology Department since the death of the University's only professor in the field, Derwin Whittlesey, two years...
Funeral services for Derwent S. Whittlesey, professor of Geography, who died Sunday, will be held at 3 p.m. this afternoon in Memorial Church...
...Whittlesey, who was the University's only professor of Geography, was a well-known authority on Africa and served with the State, War, and Navy Department in World...