Person Open DS/UK/14933 Stamp; Sir; Laurence Dudley (1898-1966); CBE; British geographer Stamp Laurence Dudley Sir 1898-1966 British geographer Male

Sir Laurence Dudley Stamp, CBE, DSc, D. Litt, LLD, Ekon D, DSc Nat (9 March 1898 – 8 August 1966), was professor of geography at Rangoon and London, and one of the internationally best known British geographers of the 20th century. Educated at King's College London, he specialised in the study of geology and geography and taught at the universities of Rangoon (1923–26) and London (1926–45). From 1936 to 1944 he directed the compilation and publication of the report of the Land Utilisation Survey of Britain. He worked on many official enquiries into the use of land and planning. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 4/9/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 ef9e5028-a4f2-445f-94ca-a013df204d1a