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Kenneth Brailey Cumberland | |
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| Born | 1 October 1913 |
| Died | 17 April 2011 |
| Alma mater | University of New Zealand |
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| Thesis | The regional morphology of soil erosion in New Zealand: a geographic reconnaissance (DSc) (1946) |
Kenneth Brailey Cumberland was a New Zealand academic.
Academic career
After a bachelor's in geography at Nottingham University College and a MSc at University College, London, Cumberland emigrated to Canterbury College, Christchuch (now Canterbury University) immediately before the outbreak of WWII. After the war he moved to Auckland University College (now Auckland University). In each place he played a key role in the establishment of teaching of physical geography. After retiring in 1978 he made and narrated television series on the geography of New Zealand.[1][2][3][4]
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