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His first travel to Latin America was crucial for his later career. After his ''[[Habilitation]]'' in Bonn in 1919, with a lecture on Latin America, he became a professor of [[mineralogy]] at the [[Universidad Nacional de Córdoba]], [[Argentina]], from 1920 to 1925. Influenced by his mentor [[Alfred Hettner]], who worked on the Colombian Andes, his focus on Latin American geography was appreciated at the University of California at Berkeley where he worked with [[Carl O. Sauer]] as a Visiting Professor (1925) and Associate Professor (until 1930) (replacing [[Richard Russel]])<ref>Kenzer, M. (1987): Carl O. Sauer, a tribute. Oregon State University Press</ref>, and contributed to the development of the [[Berkeley School of Latin Americanist Geography]].<ref>Kent, R., Soriano Marti, J. (2005): Bridging Cultural Geographies: Europe and Latin America. Universitat Jaume I.</ref> Together, they carried out research in [[Baja California]]. During this time, he taught courses in Latin American regional geography visited by [[Fred B. Kniffen]] <ref>DeVivo, M. (2014): Leadership in American Academic Geography: The Twentieth Century. Lexington Books.</ref>, [[Samuel N. Dicken]] <ref>Martin, G. (2015): Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies. Bloomsbury.</ref>, and [[Julian Steward]], <ref>Kerns, V. (2010): Scenes from the High Desert. University of Illinois Press.</ref> among others. After Schmieder's departure, Sauer himself began to offer seminars on Latin America. <ref>Delpar, H. (2008): Looking South: The Evolution of Latin Americanist Scholarship in the United States, 1850-1975. University of Alabama Press.</ref> |
His first travel to Latin America was crucial for his later career. After his ''[[Habilitation]]'' in Bonn in 1919, with a lecture on Latin America, he became a professor of [[mineralogy]] at the [[Universidad Nacional de Córdoba]], [[Argentina]], from 1920 to 1925. Influenced by his mentor [[Alfred Hettner]], who worked on the Colombian Andes, his focus on Latin American geography was appreciated at the University of California at Berkeley where he worked with [[Carl O. Sauer]] as a Visiting Professor (1925) and Associate Professor (until 1930) (replacing [[Richard Russel]])<ref>Kenzer, M. (1987): Carl O. Sauer, a tribute. Oregon State University Press</ref>, and contributed to the development of the [[Berkeley School of Latin Americanist Geography]].<ref>Kent, R., Soriano Marti, J. (2005): Bridging Cultural Geographies: Europe and Latin America. Universitat Jaume I.</ref> Together, they carried out research in [[Baja California]]. During this time, he taught courses in Latin American regional geography visited by [[Fred B. Kniffen]] <ref>DeVivo, M. (2014): Leadership in American Academic Geography: The Twentieth Century. Lexington Books.</ref>, [[Samuel N. Dicken]] <ref>Martin, G. (2015): Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies. Bloomsbury.</ref>, and [[Julian Steward]], <ref>Kerns, V. (2010): Scenes from the High Desert. University of Illinois Press.</ref> among others. After Schmieder's departure, Sauer himself began to offer seminars on Latin America. <ref>Delpar, H. (2008): Looking South: The Evolution of Latin Americanist Scholarship in the United States, 1850-1975. University of Alabama Press.</ref> |
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Back to Germany in 1930, he became a professor of geography at the [[University of Kiel]], where he continued his work on Latin America with his disciple and assistant [[Herbert Wilhelmy]]. He soon adopted the then dominating [[nationalist]]/[[national socialist]] mode of thinking, became an admirer of the colonial policies of Fascist Italy, contributed to national socialist ''[[Lebensraum]]'' research, and became a member of the [[NSDAP]] in 1941. After a period at the [[University of Halle]], he went back to Kiel. In the 1950s, he was a Visiting Professor at the [[University of Karachi]] and the [[University of Chile]]. In a 1967 volume of the Pakistan Geographical Review he was |
Back to Germany in 1930, he became a professor of geography at the [[University of Kiel]], where he continued his work on Latin America with his disciple and assistant [[Herbert Wilhelmy]]. He soon adopted the then dominating [[nationalist]]/[[national socialist]] mode of thinking, became an admirer of the colonial policies of Fascist Italy, contributed to national socialist ''[[Lebensraum]]'' research, and became a member of the [[NSDAP]] in 1941. After a period at the [[University of Halle]], he went back to Kiel. In the 1950s, he was a Visiting Professor at the [[University of Karachi]] and the [[University of Chile]]. In a 1967 volume of the Pakistan Geographical Review he was described as "one of the very senior geographers, a chapter in German geography, an image of Hettner, and a successful writer. He is one of the associates of Berkeley school of geography, founded by Carl Sauer". Schmieder was a convinced representative of ''Länderkunde'' [[regional geography]]. |
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== Selected Works == |
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Revision as of 14:53, 26 August 2017
Oskar Schmieder (* January 27, 1891 in Bonn, Germany; † February 12, 1980 in Schleswig) was a German geographer and expert in the regional geography of Latin America. He spent his early career with Carl O. Sauer at the University of California at Berkeley, where he was an Associate Professor from 1926 to 1930.
Life
Schmieder studied geography at the University of Bonn, University of Königsberg, and the University of Heidelberg. His dissertation on glacial forms of the Sierra de Gredos was supervised by Alfred Hettner. He then undertook his first field trip to Latin America, but cancelled his trip soon to participate in the First World War.
His first travel to Latin America was crucial for his later career. After his Habilitation in Bonn in 1919, with a lecture on Latin America, he became a professor of mineralogy at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina, from 1920 to 1925. Influenced by his mentor Alfred Hettner, who worked on the Colombian Andes, his focus on Latin American geography was appreciated at the University of California at Berkeley where he worked with Carl O. Sauer as a Visiting Professor (1925) and Associate Professor (until 1930) (replacing Richard Russel)[1], and contributed to the development of the Berkeley School of Latin Americanist Geography.[2] Together, they carried out research in Baja California. During this time, he taught courses in Latin American regional geography visited by Fred B. Kniffen [3], Samuel N. Dicken [4], and Julian Steward, [5] among others. After Schmieder's departure, Sauer himself began to offer seminars on Latin America. [6]
Back to Germany in 1930, he became a professor of geography at the University of Kiel, where he continued his work on Latin America with his disciple and assistant Herbert Wilhelmy. He soon adopted the then dominating nationalist/national socialist mode of thinking, became an admirer of the colonial policies of Fascist Italy, contributed to national socialist Lebensraum research, and became a member of the NSDAP in 1941. After a period at the University of Halle, he went back to Kiel. In the 1950s, he was a Visiting Professor at the University of Karachi and the University of Chile. In a 1967 volume of the Pakistan Geographical Review he was described as "one of the very senior geographers, a chapter in German geography, an image of Hettner, and a successful writer. He is one of the associates of Berkeley school of geography, founded by Carl Sauer". Schmieder was a convinced representative of Länderkunde regional geography.
Selected Works
- Die Sierra de Gredos, Dissertation, 1915.
- Die Cordillera del Chani, 1922.
- The East Bolivian Andes South of the Rio Grande or Guapay (University of California Publications in Geography, Volume II), 1929
- The Pampa, a Natural or Culturally Induced Grass-land? (University of California Publications in Geography, Volume II), 1929
- The Historic Geography of Tucuman (University of California Publications in Geography, Volume II), 1929
- The Brazilian Culture Hearth (University of California Publications in Geography, Volume III), 1929
- Wandlungen im Siedlungsbilde Perus im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert, 1929
- The settlements of the Tzapotec and Mije Indians, state of Oaxaca, Mexico (University of California Press), 1930.
- Länderkunde Südamerikas, 1932.
- Länderkunde Nordamerikas: Vereinigte Staaten und Canada, 1933.
- Länderkunde Mittelamerikas, Westindien, Mexico und Zentralamerika, 1934.
- Die Neue Welt, 2 Bände, 1962–1963.
- Die Alte Welt, 2 Bände, 1965–1969.
- Alexander von Humboldt. Persönlichkeit, wissenschaftliches Werk und Auswirkung auf die moderne Länderkunde, 1964
- Lebenserinnerungen und Tagebuchblätter eines Geographen, 1972.
References
- ^ Kenzer, M. (1987): Carl O. Sauer, a tribute. Oregon State University Press
- ^ Kent, R., Soriano Marti, J. (2005): Bridging Cultural Geographies: Europe and Latin America. Universitat Jaume I.
- ^ DeVivo, M. (2014): Leadership in American Academic Geography: The Twentieth Century. Lexington Books.
- ^ Martin, G. (2015): Geographers: Biobibliographical Studies. Bloomsbury.
- ^ Kerns, V. (2010): Scenes from the High Desert. University of Illinois Press.
- ^ Delpar, H. (2008): Looking South: The Evolution of Latin Americanist Scholarship in the United States, 1850-1975. University of Alabama Press.