Isaiah Bowman

Isaiah Bowman
Born(1878-12-26)December 26, 1878
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
DiedJanuary 6, 1950(1950-01-06) (aged 71)
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard University
Yale University
Known forFounding Director, American Geographical Society
President, Johns Hopkins University
Scientific career
FieldsGeography
InstitutionsAmerican Geographical Society
Johns Hopkins University

Isaiah Bowman, AB, Ph. D. (December 26, 1878, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada – January 6, 1950, Baltimore, Maryland), was an American geographer and President of the Johns Hopkins University, 1935–1948, controversial for his antisemitism and inaction in Jewish resettlement during WWII.[1]

  1. ^ Martin, Geoffrey J. (1980). The life and thought of Isaiah Bowman. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books. ISBN 0-208-01844-1. OCLC 6277394.