Helmut Jäger
Helmut Jäger (born June 27, 1923 in Biedenkopf ; † April 16, 2017 in Würzburg ) was a German human geographer .
Life
Helmut Jäger studied geography , history , ethnology , German studies and philosophy at the University of Göttingen from 1945 to 1951 . He completed his studies with the state examination for teaching at grammar schools and obtained a doctorate in philosophy. In 1956 he received his habilitation at the Würzburg University . After he was appointed adjunct professor in Göttingen in 1961, he was full professor for cultural geography at the University of Würzburg from 1963 to 1991.
Awards
- Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy (1990)
- Corresponding member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Learning, History and Antiquities (1992)
- External member of the Academy of Charitable Sciences in Erfurt (1992)
- Robert Gradmann Medal of the German Academy for Regional Studies (1996)
Works
- Historical geography. Westermann, Braunschweig 1969.
- Ireland (= Scientific Country Customers. Vol. 34). Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1990, ISBN 3-534-07619-2 .
- Introduction to environmental history. Scientific Book Society, Darmstadt 1994, ISBN 3-534-11366-7 .
literature
- Wolfgang Pinkwart (Ed.): Genetic approaches in cultural landscape research. Festschrift for Helmut Jäger (= Würzburg Geographical Works. Vol. 60, ISSN 0510-9833 ). Institute for Geography University of Würzburg, Würzburg 1983, pp. 13–26.
Web links
- Literature by and about Helmut Jäger in the catalog of the German National Library
- Festschrift for the 80th birthday of Helmut Jäger from the University of Würzburg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hunter, Helmut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German human geographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Biedenkopf , Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 2017 |
| Place of death | Wurzburg |