Sad news yesterday of the passing of geographer Yi Fu Tuan, whose work will be familiar to many, and who inspired some of our thinking around Mission:Explore and other work on place, and the idea of topophilia.Very sad news of the passing yesterday of Yi-Fu Tuan, at 92. Such an important scholar in so many fields, from geography to Sherlock Holmes studies. pic.twitter.com/nk5wutDvCh
— matthew edney (@mhedney) August 11, 2022
I wasn't able to confirm the news, but it appears it is now confirmed.
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Professor Yi-Fu Tuan.
— Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) (@RGS_IBG) August 12, 2022
His work has had a profound influence on the way in which we all think about key geographical concepts. He will be sorely missed both by those that knew him well and by the discipline as a whole. pic.twitter.com/zdndOzMCgk
His work has been influential for many - particularly in the area of place and other conceptual thinking.
Many organisations and individuals have been sharing their memories, and talking about how they have been influenced by his work.
Saddened to learn of the death of Yi-Fu Tuan. I’m off to re-read ‘Place, Art, & Self’: a brilliant little book from 2004 in which Tuan thinks about ‘the tug of place & space’, poetry & painting, photography & music #RIP pic.twitter.com/14jC20ilPb
— David Cooper (@DrDavidCooper) August 11, 2022
Condolences to family, friends and colleagues.
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Yi-Fu Tuan, a prolific scholar whose contributions to the study of place have inspired and informed generations of geographers. He will be deeply missed. pic.twitter.com/W447I2wKtg
— Geographical Review (@Geog_Review) August 12, 2022
“Geography is the study of earth as the home of people.”
— American Association of Geographers (@theAAG) August 12, 2022
We are sad to hear of Yi-Fu Tuan's passing at the age of 91. Geographer Yi-Fu Tuan's voice led the humanistic geography movement and transformed the way we think about place and space. We are grateful for his vision. pic.twitter.com/Pc5C11g0lc
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