William Gordon East
William Gordon East (November 19, 1902 - January 27, 1998) was an English geographer and writer. He studied at Cambridge University.
His work includes the following books:
- The Union of Moldavia and Wallachia, 1859: An Episode in Diplomatic History
- The Geography behind History
- The Changing Map of Asia: A Political Geography
- An historical geography of Europe
- The Soviet Union
- Our Fragmented World: An Introduction to Political Geography
- The spirit and purpose of geography
For his essay on The Union of Moldavia and Wallachia, 1859: An Episode in Diplomatic History, he was awarded with the Thirlwall Prize Essay for 1927.
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