Background
Buttimer, Anne was born in Dunmanway, Ireland. Daughter of Jeremiah and Eileen (Kelleher) Buttimer.
Buttimer, Anne was born in Dunmanway, Ireland. Daughter of Jeremiah and Eileen (Kelleher) Buttimer.
Bachelor with honors, National University Ireland, 1957. Master of Arts with honors, National University Ireland, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, University Washington, Seattle, 1965.
Assistant professor Seattle University, 1966-1968. Lecturer urban studies Glasgow University, 1968-1970. Professor graduate geography Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1970-1981.
Research professor University Lund (Sweden), 1982-1988. Professor geography University Ottawa (Canada), 1989-1991, University College Dublin, since 1991. Director International Dialogue Project, Lund, 1978-1988, Swedish-Canada Research Exchange Project, 1989-1991.
Chair International Geographical Union Commission History of Geographical Thought, 1994-1996. Coordinator European NEtwork Research Project in Sustainable Development, 1992-1995. Fulbright-Hays visiting professor University Lund, 1976.
Member Academia Europaea, Royal Geographical Society/Institute British Geographers (Murchison award 1997, council member since 1996), International Geographical Union (vice president since 1996).
Married Knut Bertram Broberg.