GEorge Donald Hudson

Background

Hudson, GEorge Donald was born on April 26, 1897 in Osaka, Japan. Son of George Gary and Delia Anne (Herndon) Hudson.

Education

Student, James Millikin U., 1917-1918; Bachelor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1925; AM, University of Chicago, 1926; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Chicago, 1933.

Career

Director middle school, American University Beirut, 1926-1929; geographer, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1934-1939; professor geography, Northwestern University, 1939-1951; department chairman geography, Northwestern University, 1945-1951; professor geography, U. Washington, 1951-1963. Land planning consultant National Resources Planning Board, 1939-1943.

Achievements

• George Donald Hudson has been listed as a noteworthy Geography educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Navy, 1918-1919. Fellow American Geography Society. Member Association American Geographers, Chicago Geography Society, others M C.

Connections

Married Nellie Ruckelshausen, March 20, 1926. Children: Donald Gylum, James Wallace, Glenn Gary.

Father:

George Gary Hudson

Mother:

Delia Anne (Herndon) Hudson

Spouse:

Nellie Ruckelshausen

child:

Donald Gylum Hudson

child:

James Wallace Hudson

child:

Glenn Gary Hudson