Abstract

This editorial presents the articles contained in a special issue on David Lowenthal. It begins with a biographical sketch by Hugh Clout. Trevor Barnes continues with an article on Lowenthal's concern with geography and its history. Luca Muscara provides further biographical background with an article on the influence of Lowenthal's transatlantic relationship with the French geographer Jean Gottmann beginning during WWII. Kenneth R. Olwig argues in his contribution that Lowenthal's influential father, the lawyer and left-wing political activist Max Lowenthal, inspired Lowenthal's literary style and approach to heritage. Lowenthal's work in conservation is the subject of Laura Alice Watt's essay. A thread running through all of David's varied interests was islands; the topic of Elizabeth Thomas-Hope's contribution. Sverker Sorlin concludes with an essay on the genesis of Lowenthal's last book from 2019, Quest for the Unity of Knowledge, in the "Stockholm Archipelago Lectures."

Keywords

David Lowenthal; Max Lowenthal; archipelagic landscapes; Jean Gottmann

Published in

Landscape Research
2022, Volume: 47, number: 4, pages: 435-439
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

SLU Authors

• Olwig, Kenneth

  • Department of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Landscape Architecture


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2022.2043263

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/116638