West, Robert C. (Robert Cooper), 1913-2001

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Birth 1913
Death 2001
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Robert C. West (1913-2001) was a cultural geographer with the Smithsonian Institution in Mexico City for two years before joining the faculty of the Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University in 1948. He was named a Boyd Professor in 1970 and retired in 1980. West also served as a cartographer in the Office of Strategic Services for four years during World War II.

From the description of Robert C. West oral history interview, 1992. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 71782902

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Subjects:

  • Agricultural geography
  • Agriculture
  • Geography
  • Tarasco Indians

Occupations:

  • College teachers
  • Geographers

Places:

  • Louisiana--Baton Rouge (as recorded)
  • Central America (as recorded)
  • Latin America (as recorded)
  • Mexico (as recorded)