I had some sad news earlier today that David R Wright had died on Friday. David had been ill for some time, but I last saw him at a GA Norfolk branch a few months ago: he was a passionate supporter of Geography in Norfolk, and also of the work of the Geographical Association. An article of his was featured in the most recent issue of GA Magazine.
David worked at the University of East Anglia for many years, and also attended numerous geography network meetings that I attended from the late 1980s onwards. He produced a facsimile version of a book on Norfolk's geography that I used recently to prepare some materials. We also shared billing a few times when running sessions for new PGCE colleagues at the University.
David was also present at the RGS-IBG AGM in 2008 when I was one of the award winners. He was receiving the prestigious RGS-IBG "Ness" award for "popularising geography among young people", and he will perhaps be best remembered for his work in mapping and atlases, particularly the production of a range of atlases and other books related to mapping.
He was well travelled, visiting over 100 countries, and will be sadly missed....
David worked at the University of East Anglia for many years, and also attended numerous geography network meetings that I attended from the late 1980s onwards. He produced a facsimile version of a book on Norfolk's geography that I used recently to prepare some materials. We also shared billing a few times when running sessions for new PGCE colleagues at the University.
David was also present at the RGS-IBG AGM in 2008 when I was one of the award winners. He was receiving the prestigious RGS-IBG "Ness" award for "popularising geography among young people", and he will perhaps be best remembered for his work in mapping and atlases, particularly the production of a range of atlases and other books related to mapping.
He was well travelled, visiting over 100 countries, and will be sadly missed....
For some of David's work on MAPPING, see this section of the GA WEBSITE.
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