Graeme Walter Whittington, British geographer, educator. Grantee, Carnegie Trust, Swaziland, 1964, Southern Africa, 1971, Scotland, 1983, Scottish Highlands and Islands Development Board, 1970, Hayter and Parry Committee, Southern Africa, 1978. Fellow: Royal Geography Society; member: Institute British Geographers.
Background
Whittington, Graeme Walter was born on July 25, 1931 in Cranleigh, England. Son of Walter and Ethel Elizabeth (Garrett) W. Bachelor, Reading University, England, 1956, Doctor of Philosophy, 1959.Extra mural lecturer University of Oxford, England, 1956-1959.
Education
Assistant geography Saint Andrews University, Fife, Scotland, 1959-1962, lecturer, 1962-1972, senior lecturer, 1972-1982, reader, 1982-1995, professor, 1995-1996, emeritus professor, 1996, Leverhulmeemeritus fellow, 1996, chairman geography and geology, 1987-1992, chairman geography, 1993-1996. Visiting lecturer Natal University, Southern Africa, 1971.
Career
Extra mural lecturer Oxford University, England, 1956—1959. Assistant geography St. Andrews University, Fife, Scotland, 1959—1962, lecturer, 1962—1972, senior lecturer, 1972—1982, reader, 1982—1995, professor, 1995—1996, emeritus professor, since 1996, Leverhulme emeritus fellow, since 1996, chairman geography and geology, 1987—1992, chairman geography, 1993—1996. Visiting lecturer Natal University, Southern Africa, 1971.
Membership
Fellow: Royal Geography Society. Member: Institute British Geographers.