Paul Goose
Paul Gans (born May 26, 1951 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein ) is a German geographer . He currently holds a professorship (C-4) for human geography with a focus on economic geography at the University of Mannheim .
Scientific career
Paul Gans studied geography and mathematics in Mannheim. After completing the second state examination and a position as a geography and mathematics teacher at a Ludwigshafen grammar school, Jürgen Bähr brought him to Kiel as an assistant . Gans did his doctorate and habilitation at Bähr on urban geography topics. After completing his habilitation, Gans worked for a while at the Institute for Regional Geography in Leipzig (IFL) before becoming a professor at the University of Education (PH) in Erfurt . In 1996 Gans was appointed to succeed Christoph Jentsch at the University of Mannheim. Gans now heads the Department of Economic Geography in the Faculty of Law and Economics at the University of Mannheim.
Others
Paul Gans is co-editor of the Geographische Rundschau .
The GIS -Spezialist Thomas Ott is one of the students of Paul goose. Further students of Paul Gans are the geographer Frank Swiaczny (population scientist ) and the geographer Christina West (Spain expert).
Works (selection)
- Spatetime properties and interdependencies of inner-city migrations in Ludwigshafen / Rhein between 1971 and 1978. An empirical analysis using the entropy concept and information statistics (dissertation)
- The downtown areas of Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Dynamics of the structure of use, living conditions and the informal sector (habilitation thesis)
Web links
- Biography on the homepage of the University of Mannheim
- Literature by and about Paul Gans in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goose, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German geographer, professor of geography |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ludwigshafen am Rhein |