Background
Kish, George was born on November 24, 1914 in Budapest, Hungary. Came to the United States, 1939.
Kish, George was born on November 24, 1914 in Budapest, Hungary. Came to the United States, 1939.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Ecole Libre des Scle. Politiques, Paris, 1935; Master of Arts in Geography and History, U. Paris, Sorbonne, 1937; Master of Sciences, University Budapest, 1938; Doctor of Science, University Budapest, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1945.
His professional papers are held at the Bentley Historical Library in Ann Arbor. Kish was affiliated with the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, for 46 years as a teacher and researcher He came to the University in 1939 as a research assistant in geography and was appointed an instructor of geography in 1943.
He was promoted to professor in 1956, and was named the William Herbert Hobbs distinguished Professor of Geography in 1981.
Kish was a Fulbright Research Professor in Italy in 1951-1952, and again in 1963. He lectured at the United Nations University in Cambridge, the Stockholm School of Economics, and the Academy of Sciences of both Poland and Hungary, and at universities in Rome, Florence, Naples, Bari, London, Oxford, and Liege.
He was the curator of maps at the William L. Clements Library for several years. He also was a Commander in the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity.
Kish was born in Budapest, Hungary on November 24, 1914.
He was naturalized as a United States. citizen in 1948. Kish received his bachelor of science degree in 1935 from the Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques in Paris. He received his Master of Arts degree from the University of Paris (Sorbonne) in 1937, a master of science degree from the University of Budapest in 1938, and a doctor of science degree from the University of Budapest in 1939.
He received his Doctor of Philosophy in geography from the University of Michigan in 1945.
Kish died after a brief illness in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on July 11, 1989. Kish published more than 140 articles in English, French, German, Italian, and Hungarian, as well as several books
He is author of the Bibliography of International Geographical Congresses, 1871 - 1976. His last book, Louisiana Carte: Image des Civilizations, was published in Paris in 1980.
President Ann Arbor (Michigan) Symphony Orchestra, 1972-1974. President Michigan Orchestra Association, 1977-1979. Served with Office of Strategic Services, 1942-1945.
Member Hungarian Geography Society (honorary), Paris Geography Society (honorary), Italian Geography Society (correspondent), Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (foreign), Association American Geographers, Medieval Academy American, American Association Advancement of Slavic Studies (executive board 1961-1971), International Geography Union (chairman United States national committee 1966-1973, secretary-treasurer Working Group on Old Maps 1964-1989).
Married Elvina Anger, 1949.